as in lately
not long ago a newly married couple still getting to know one another

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Recent Examples of newly In a photo shared on April 11, the singer lays her head on a pillow, her newly dark hair tucked behind her ears. Catherine Santino, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Television reporters, newly arrived from Delhi, set up cameras on the picturesque shoreline of Dal Lake and dutifully repeated the government’s line. Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 Under Kaiser’s leadership, the gallery launched an outpost in Los Angeles in 2023 and last year moved its New York branch from Fifty-Seventh Street, its home since Marian Goodman’s 1977 founding, to the newly hot art hub of TriBeCa. News Desk, Artforum, 28 Apr. 2025 Gathered here is a collection of amazing recent images—some published in celebration of Hubble’s 35th anniversary, others either newly released or recently updated with new techniques. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newly
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  • There is much to like about the bullpen in general lately, especially its ERA.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • Tonight’s show is hosted by Walton Goggins, who has been on a tear lately at HBO, appearing on two of the best examples of modern prestige TV: The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 May 2025
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  • Caitlin Higgins, a frequent traveler who works for an interior design site in Los Angeles, recently experienced the benefits on a flight from Sydney to Wellington, New Zealand.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Inflation in Japan had surpassed the BOJ's 2% target for three straight years, coming in most recently at 3.6% in April.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Adverb
  • Gobert was unplayable for parts of the series against the Lakers, and was sometimes benched late in games.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
  • Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, late on Friday, May 2, to share an image of himself in the traditional papal clothing.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 May 2025
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  • The Oilers got out in front early, scoring just 1:27 into the game off the stick of Adam Henrique, his second goal of the playoffs, which turned out to be all the Oilers would need.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • The singer had just gotten off the road from her Strip Love arena tour.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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  • The administration has also revoked the visas of more than 1,000 international students, many of whom appeared to have never participated in protests, although those revocations are now on hold.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • According to the World Nuclear Association, France now produces approximately 70% of its energy from nuclear sources.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newly. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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