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freshly, just, late, new, newly, now, only, recently
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Katie has really been on a roll, lately, in terms of fashion. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Katie Holmes Channels the Eco Fashion Trend with a Hand-Painted Tote Bag," 8 Apr. 2019 Life has been bitter sweet lately mostly depressing- but THIS CRUSHES ME. — Alex Aronson, Redbook, "The 14 Best Costco Food Court Menu Items, Ranked," 4 Apr. 2019 But lately interactions have become more challenging, Rodriguez said. — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, "Pet show helping Naperville couple find home for rescued tortoise," 14 June 2018 Main Street typically gets all the glory as Middletown’s economic hub, but a new trend has emerged lately that puts a development emphasis on some of the city’s outlying areas. — Shawn R. Beals, Courant Community, "Mixed-Use Project On South Main Part Of Larger Middletown Development Trend," 2 June 2018 Even so, Musk does seem more distracted than usual lately, as Tesla’s stock fluctuates wildly on a downward sloping trajectory. — Maya Kosoff, The Hive, "Why Can’t Investors Just Let Elon Musk Have Fun?," 18 May 2018 Miley Cyrus has been very into sharing on Instagram lately. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Miley Cyrus' New Haircut Looks Just Like Hannah Montana," 29 Mar. 2019 The Duchess has been getting quite outdoorsy lately. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton Wears a Casual-Chic Look to Visit with U.K. Scouts," 28 Mar. 2019 President Trump has been mocking wind power as an unreliable source of energy lately. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "4 maps that show who’s being left behind in America’s wind-power boom," 28 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lately.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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