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

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Recent Examples of newly Hair newly straightened, Se-ri gets everything in place to confess her feelings to Kim Hyun during their overnight class trip. Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025 At Dwerja, on Gozo’s west coast, two sites await newly qualified divers. AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025 Six more juveniles were newly listed as missing on North Dakota's public missing-persons database, following a cluster of disappearances reported earlier in August. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, newly engaged this week to Taylor Swift, had plans to attend. Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newly
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Adverb
  • The couple has certainly been feeling the love lately — especially at Simpson's concerts!
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Refineries have been running more smoothly lately after some earlier hiccups.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • Days after being accused by a Phoenix school district of trying to bring a weapon onto a high school campus where a boy was recently stabbed to death, a mother-daughter political duo denied the allegations.
    DAILY BRIEFING, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • New Orleans, which finished with a respectable 49-33 record as recently as 2023-24, was grappling with major health issues throughout 2024-25.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Despite being in the red zone before the Sanders fumble and having a chance to convert deep shots late, the Cowboys ultimately could not get into plus-territory to get on the scoreboard.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • However, late in the third, particularly after the hour-long rain delay, the Cowboys stepped up.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • If just one mishap goes the other way, maybe Dallas walks away with a victory on opening night.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Start by cutting back the top growth to just a couple of inches to expose the crown of the plant.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Originally opened in 1972, the Station House Inn was freshly renovated in 2020 after being acquired by the boutique firm Oliver Hotels.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Especially in cases where freshly poured concrete gets stained, those leaks can feel defeating.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
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  • The developer withdrew the application and will now build luxury condos with no affordable units.
    Miguel Chacon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • In other words, the central bank might now turn its attention to supporting employment, rather than slowing price increases.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newly. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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