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

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Recent Examples of recently Perform routine security audits of suppliers, especially those recently brought on board because of unpredictable tariffs. Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Fulwell is fresh off the back of its merger with LeBron James’ SpringHill Company, which recently raised $40M. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 July 2025 Fox was one of many celebrities seated in the front row inside the New York Public Library, alongside Nicky Hilton Rothschild, influencer Olivia Ponton, Ego Nwodim, Bijou Phillips and Anna Wintour, who recently stepped down from her post as head of editorial at American Vogue. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 July 2025 The air strip, known as the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, is owned by Miami-Dade County and was recently seized by the state. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for recently
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Adverb
  • Luma competes with other startups like Runway AI, which has formal deals with a number of Hollywood entities, and established players like Google’s Veo line, which has been trained on many years of Google and YouTube videos and has been an impressive run lately.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
  • Laneige has been ramping up its specialty food partnerships lately, tapping popular brands such as La La Land Kind Café, Bobo Guys and Dough Donuts to infuse heritage flavors into its soothing lip care formula.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
Adverb
  • Leading 1-0 but down two men late on, PSG still pushed for a second goal.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • Posey is building the team in his own image, which was the point late last year when he was given the job.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 July 2025
Adverb
  • Furthermore, newly qualified doctors often feel unprepared to manage pain effectively, and many primary care providers report low confidence in their ability to treat pain.
    Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Perhaps the most audacious and enduring effort by a Western leader to alter political speech came in 1604 when newly installed King James I of England ordered 47 leading Biblical scholars to develop a new Bible translation.
    Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Adverb
  • As a result, their bonus pool is just $6.57 million, third lowest among MLB teams.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Officers responded just after 7 p.m. to Truman Road and Missouri 78 Highway on a reported crash.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.

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