newly

adverb

new·​ly ˈnü-lē How to pronounce newly (audio)
ˈnyü-
Synonyms of newlynext
1
: lately, recently
a newly married couple
newly affluent
2
: anew, afresh
newly painted

Examples of newly in a Sentence

They are a newly married couple. That is a newly acquired habit. Here is where we keep the newly arrived merchandise. The room is newly painted.
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Esmé Creed-Miles (Sense And Sensibility), Roland Møller (Citadel) and Alba Baptista (Voltron) have newly joined the cast of Panos Cosmatos’ (Mandy) buzzy genre pic, which was previously pre-bought by A24 for domestic. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2026 Broward County Democrats gathered Monday night in Sunrise to debate the future of South Florida's congressional representation as newly redrawn district maps reshape the political landscape ahead of the 2026 election cycle. Abby Dodge, CBS News, 12 May 2026 Their comments also echoed a statement from the Broward County Black Democratic Caucus last week urging Wasserman Schultz to run in one of the newly Republican favoring districts instead. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026 Everyone was in a hurry to move forward into a newly peaceful world, a world without the tragedies of war abroad and the curse of sickness at home. Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for newly

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of newly was before the 12th century

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newly. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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newly

adverb
new·​ly ˈn(y)ü-lē How to pronounce newly (audio)
1
: not long ago : recently
a newly married couple
2
: from a totally fresh beginning : anew
a newly furnished house

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