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

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Recent Examples of newly Shopping solo was newly single Sweeney, who called off her engagement to Jonathan Davino in March. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 June 2025 Just as a mirror cannot be put back together, Lorde is newly aware that all of this — her relationships, her body, her work — is finite. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 June 2025 In her reply, the unburdened Hargitay reveled in the joy of the newly open relationship. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 27 June 2025 Honoring breathtaking locations worldwide, the Annual Prix Versailles has unveiled its World’s Most Beautiful Restaurants List for 2025, featuring 16 newly opened and reopened restaurants that have left an extraordinary impression. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for newly
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  • The Sox likely will deal starter Adrian Houser before the trade deadline, in case Hoyer hasn’t heard lately from his Winnetka Starbucks buddy, Sox general manager Chris Getz.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • An electric motorcycle bearing a Honda badge is bound to attract serious attention – and lately, the rumor mill has been buzzing.
    Utkarsh Sood June 29, New Atlas, 29 June 2025
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  • Sea’s digital financial services arm, recently rebranded to Monee, grew by almost 35% last year, reaching $2.4 billion.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune, 22 June 2025
  • Think of the implosions at Enron, Theranos, or, more recently, FTX.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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  • When Dart was taken late in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, a lot of the follow-up analysis surrounded the idea that the Ole Miss star would have a redshirt season as an NFL rookie.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • The president’s angry messages on Truth Social, sometimes posted early in the morning or very late at night, at times send pundits off in search of which segment on which cable news show angered the president.
    Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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  • Gener struck out 75 batters in 58 innings while walking just 14.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
  • Tyrone Taylor hit a one-out single off Strider and stole second, and with two outs, Mauricio sent him home for just his third RBI of the season.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
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  • Everton midfielder Hayley Ladd is the brains of the operation now, while Liverpool counterpart Ceri Holland has become a reliable source of goals and energy.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • Many feature the touches and amenities now familiar to Chinese drivers, from large touch screens and massage-chairs to drawers.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 27 June 2025

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newly. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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