as in recently
not long ago have you been listening to the radio much lately?

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Recent Examples of lately Drake isn’t the only person in the Degrassi-verse who’s been taking legal action lately. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 Aside from Sandy Alcantara, the Marlins haven’t been able to rely on any of their other starting pitchers to give them much lately. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 Unlike many large-cap growth stocks, Tesla ​hasn’t been making new highs lately. Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025 Bassini totes around point-and-shoot cameras, lately a Yashica T4 or Contax T2, that are compact enough to go unnoticed in his pocket but draw a nostalgic reaction from models and actors. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lately
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Adverb
  • Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski is among those to have recently discussed this approach, which advocates say will enhance allied security by preventing Russian munitions from approaching NATO borders.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But what doctors have recently uncovered is that dropping estrogen levels around this period might also spell trouble for women’s brain health.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 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
  • Additionally, 100% of the giant Colorado River basin is now in a drought.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • End 3rd Quarter Scott Starzyk's 49-yard field goal attempt off the left hash went wide left with 22 seconds left in the third quarter and the Razorbacks are in trouble now.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 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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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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