as in recently
not long ago have you been listening to the radio much lately?

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Recent Examples of lately Love it or hate it, yuppie style à la The Official Preppy Handbook is getting a lot of cultural airtime lately: shows like Sirens and The Perfect Couple have lampooned the look, whereas heritage brands such as St. John’s and Bally are seeing a resurgence. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 June 2025 The touring industry has also gotten more competitive lately. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 June 2025 That cyclicality has been a big drag on its legacy chip business for an extended period of time, though it’s gotten a little better lately. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 June 2025 Why Are More Americans Interested In Dual Citizenship? Marshall has also noticed a clear trend of more Americans, especially those with significant assets, applying for dual citizenship lately. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lately
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Adverb
  • The Panthers play the same smart, pounding, opponent-irritating way at home and on the road, better at the latter recently.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
  • Its Audience Engagement initiative recently supported 19 films with over 60 events across nine provinces.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
Adverb
  • But the hotel devolved from an icon to an eyesore in the decades preceding its demolition late last year, months after a fire tore through its long-vacant interior the night of Saturday, June 15, 2024.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
  • Sure, Tyrese Haliburton nearly had a triple-double and Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and Myles Turner battled through illness to have a pair of huge blocks late in Indiana’s 116-107 victory Wednesday night, but McConnell and Mathurin were the story.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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  • Decker has been newly charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of kidnapping, according to police.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • Recent stop-outs are newly identified SCNC individuals — those students who have stopped out between January, 2022 and July, 2023; roughly 2.1 million students (about 5.6% of SCNC individuals) are in this group.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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  • During the pandemic and soon afterwards, many Baby Boomers retired, and the workforce now has many more Millennials and Gen Zers.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • In fiercely competitive areas, like the New York City suburbs, where prices are still rising and homes sell fast, properties that would have gotten a dozen offers a year ago now get two or three.
    Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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  • The American phenom, just 21 years old, won the second Grand Slam championship of her career on Saturday, outlasting world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 at the French Open final in Paris.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 7 June 2025
  • Keep scrolling to check out my 10 go-to beach essentials, with prices starting at just $9.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 7 June 2025

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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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