as in lately
not long ago a newly married couple still getting to know one another

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Recent Examples of newly In these newly urbanized areas, state highways that had previously meandered through the countryside were now lined with retail and housing. David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024 The latest official figures for MPGe and driving range are available on the window stickers of newly arriving 2025 models. Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 Dobbins spied Jim Harbaugh, newly hired as Chargers coach and the brother of John Harbaugh, who was the coach of the Ravens while Dobbins was with Baltimore. Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024 Insurance claims and claim expenses were $10.3 million, up from $4.8 million in the prior year, primarily due to newly defaulted loans and adjustments to reserves. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newly 
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Adverb
  • June 2024 Judgment: Life may have been feeling confusing lately, but June is going to give you the opportunity to clear things up.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Muddy Outlook Risk-on momentum in equities has lately been concentrated in small caps.
    Royce Branning, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
Adverb
  • My friends recently viewed the full moon from there and had a great time.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Soros recently handed control over his multibillion-dollar Open Society Foundations over to his son, Alex Soros, following the 2022 midterm elections.
    Scott Walter, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • The Cardinals cut the lead to nine late in the third on a 2-yard pass from Murray to James Conner but didn’t score again.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Mescal brought his acting intensity to sketches like one about a college student whose parents hate his new pierced ear, a scene about an actor struggling with a commercial for an Italian restaurant, and a pitch-perfect portrayal of his fellow countryman Bono late in the show.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • But that plan changed, and the league has launched just one.
    Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But when 9-1-1: Lone Star returns in January for the Fox drama's final four episodes, the firefighters of Station 126 have just an hour's notice that an asteroid is headed right to Austin.
    EW.com, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • The continental size is 2 inches wider and 7 liters bigger than the international version (but both are on sale now).
    Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Rose is now hosting an interview show on YouTube where his recent guests have included author Michael Lewis and broadcaster Bob Costas.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newly. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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