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Recent Examples of lately
Coach Prime hasn't been as successful in recruiting lately.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The latest Cash-Cole project is collecting food to feed food-insecure families, a number that has been growing lately with federal government furloughs and reductions in food stamps benefits.
—Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
But the Tar Heels have been better lately, losing by 3 at Cal, by 1 in overtime against Virginia, and then finally getting their first ACC win by outscoring Syracuse 21-0 in the second half last week to win 27-10.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Feels short compared to a lot of movies lately.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The latest Cash-Cole project is collecting food to feed food-insecure families, a number that has been growing lately with federal government furloughs and reductions in food stamps benefits.
—Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
But the Tar Heels have been better lately, losing by 3 at Cal, by 1 in overtime against Virginia, and then finally getting their first ACC win by outscoring Syracuse 21-0 in the second half last week to win 27-10.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Feels short compared to a lot of movies lately.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lately
Adverb
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My mother, who had recently become enamored of the Atkins Diet?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Pistorius noted that two Russian reconnaissance satellites were recently spotted tracking two IntelSat satellites, which are used by the German Armed Forces and its allies.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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On July 4, 1776, an Irish immigrant to Philadelphia worked late into the night to set the final text of the Declaration into type.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The storm is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam, just north of the city of Quy Nhon, late on Thursday and early on Friday, when the JTWC estimates its intensity could drop from 90 to 20 knots.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The thing that evolved was newly minted.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Even as this risk rises rapidly, there are still plans for launching mega constellations of tiny satellites akin to those that are already orbiting as part of SpaceX’s Starlink system, along with a newly emerging push for orbital data centers such as Nvidia’s Starcloud.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fallibility is written into our genetic code, and refereeing is basically a nightmare now for everyone involved.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yet Tapestry—the parent company of Coach—said Gen Z now accounts for roughly 35% of its new customers, helping the brand beat Wall Street expectations and raise its full-year forecast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are also just more bears these days.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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