as in lately
not long ago I recently purchased a car have you seen her recently?

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Recent Examples of recently Stainbeck recently joined the Corneilus department and was sworn in last December after working as a cadet and going through the Basic Law Enforcement Training program. Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025 Masiko was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025 Evans, meanwhile, most recently split from former husband David Eason in March 2024 after six years together. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025 Reader Linda Caldwell recently asked What’s Your KCQ? Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recently
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recently
Adverb
  • Brian Lockwood has had plenty on his plate lately.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While calls outnumber puts on an absolute basis, the rate of put buying has picked up lately.
    Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Toward the end of the engagement, O’Neill asked Calipari what was the key to last year’s success late in the season.
    Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Hopefully, these decisions may come to late for some brands.
    Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The Netflix documentary tells the story of two Michigan teenagers, Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny, who were relentlessly cyberbullied for newly two years by anonymous numbers.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Specifically, as of September 10, 2025, the newly public company’s shares are on NYSE as KLAR, at a value of $40.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Kirk founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at just 18, with seed money from conservative donors eager to expand the party’s reach to younger audiences.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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