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
  • While Buffalo already has an elite roster capable of competing for a championship, the team is now being urged to consider making a major move late in NFL free agency.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
  • But the tide started to turn against Isaacman late this past week, with the first rumblings of problems coming on Friday, May 30.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 May 2025
Adverb
  • Whichever of the two ends up outside looking into the Phoenix job will be a strong candidate for the newly available Knicks job.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
  • Megafauna predators like wolves and big cats would spread pretty quickly back across the newly uninhabited planet.
    Tim Weed June 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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  • The brand now creates looks that pair overshirts with pants, short coats with pants, and outerwear with pants, sold as separates but designed to work cohesively as suiting.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
  • The last scene in the finale, which released on Sunday, showed all the prisoners cheering for him, as he’s now earned the respect of criminals in the mob world.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Adverb
  • Beutel, a computer engineer specializing in mountain monitoring, had just witnessed a glacier collapse.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
  • The remix featuring Kelly, along with Tank and Anthony Hamilton, is the one that just earned a new plaque from the RIAA.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025

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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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