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Recent Examples of lately
Signing relievers to pricey contracts has not been something the Yankees have done lately.
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
What to do in Glasgow Glasgow’s reputation as Scotland’s gritty second city—compared to the regal, castle-on-a-hill status of Edinburgh, the country’s capital—has been changing lately, thanks to sprawling parks, boundary-pushing museums, and a dining scene that punches far above its weight.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 9 Oct. 2025
While Amazon Prime Day deals are getting all the fanfare lately, Walmart has a competing sale event running in October as well.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The team is currently banged up a bit — left tackle Zach Tom and wide receivers Christian Watson and Jayden Reed have been out lately due to injury.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
What to do in Glasgow Glasgow’s reputation as Scotland’s gritty second city—compared to the regal, castle-on-a-hill status of Edinburgh, the country’s capital—has been changing lately, thanks to sprawling parks, boundary-pushing museums, and a dining scene that punches far above its weight.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 9 Oct. 2025
While Amazon Prime Day deals are getting all the fanfare lately, Walmart has a competing sale event running in October as well.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The team is currently banged up a bit — left tackle Zach Tom and wide receivers Christian Watson and Jayden Reed have been out lately due to injury.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lately
Adverb
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Nearly 11% of those with stand-alone prescription drug coverage lost their plan in 2024, according to research published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Two American companies recently conducted a static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Critics of the company will say that Apple is once again late to the PC party.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected the appeal in September, ruling it was filed too late.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Ibsen’s title character is a spoiled, headstrong young woman who, newly and unhappily married to a dull scholar, enacts a Machiavellian scheme to advance his career and her social standing, with catastrophic results.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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The bill would also allow newly married couples to combine accumulated Save Our Homes benefits.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Swinney didn't have any additional details about the injury, which arrives as the Tigers have now fallen to 3-4 overall and 2-3 in the ACC.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The continent that invented and spun out the internet from its first-class research institutions now risks standing by as US founders scale with ease.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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A week later, Cleveland scored just nine points and Gabriel struggled mightily in a game against Pittsburgh in which Judkins was held to three yards per carry.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nelson put the Avs in front with his first goal of the season just 72 seconds after Makar’s tally.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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