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Recent Examples of lately
Amazon’s stock performance hasn’t been much to write home about lately.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Feeling an impending sense of doom lately?
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Asked about the Flyers’ young players rising to the occasion lately in games of such importance, Tocchet specifically called out Michkov for his effort on Foerster’s first goal.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
It’s been especially obvious lately.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Feeling an impending sense of doom lately?
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Asked about the Flyers’ young players rising to the occasion lately in games of such importance, Tocchet specifically called out Michkov for his effort on Foerster’s first goal.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
It’s been especially obvious lately.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lately
Adverb
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The auto-rickshaws, known locally as kekeh, are an essential means of transport and until recently were almost exclusively driven by men.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Teen takeovers have recently occurred nationwide.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Sources involved in sales-pitch discussions told The Athletic that Panini pulled back attempts to sell the company late last year with the hopes that sales involving 2026 World Cup products would improve the company’s valuation.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Gamba family spent hours clearing debris from their property, working late into the night with chainsaws and hand tools.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Wendy Eisenberg of Wendy Eisenberg is newly unafraid of love songs, or at least unembarrassed by their proclamations.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dynevor plays Lisa — a newly single expectant mother who’s about to burst when a Category 5 hurricane rocks her South Carolina town.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The era of the concert hall was at hand, and the same qualities that had made the mandolin attractive at home now put it at a disadvantage.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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But now, customers are cutting back.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The defendant had just delivered a box of Barbies to the family’s Wise County home — Barbies that Athena’s stepmother had ordered as a Christmas gift for the 7-year-old.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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The total construction area is just shy of 2,900 square feet — about the size of a standard tennis court.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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