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

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Recent Examples of newly Recent stop-outs are newly identified SCNC individuals — those students who have stopped out between January, 2022 and July, 2023; roughly 2.1 million students (about 5.6% of SCNC individuals) are in this group. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 In 2022, with excavations still ongoing, 20 warriors were newly found near the Chinese emperor’s secret tomb and added to the count. Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 3 June 2025 Michaels appears occasionally in the memoir — the two became friends in the ’70s, when the SNL cast would decamp to aftershow parties at One Fifth, where McNally, newly arrived from England, was working as maître d’. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025 Grizzly death trap The female, newly recorded as EVGF129, has already beaten the odds. Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for newly
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  • Closing out tournaments has been his Achilles’ heel lately, and the pressure to win again is beginning to build.
    Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Various chemicals, from those in plastics to food additives, have made headlines lately for their potential roles in triggering diseases.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
Adverb
  • The Panthers play the same smart, pounding, opponent-irritating way at home and on the road, better at the latter recently.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
  • Its Audience Engagement initiative recently supported 19 films with over 60 events across nine provinces.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
Adverb
  • Masoud ended up picking her up two hours late for their dinner.
    Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 12 June 2025
  • But the hotel devolved from an icon to an eyesore in the decades preceding its demolition late last year, months after a fire tore through its long-vacant interior the night of Saturday, June 15, 2024.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
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  • But Cyrus, who just released her Something Beautiful audio recording last week, with the visual album set to come out next week, is already looking to the future.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
  • Miami’s bullpen limited the damage, allowing just one additional run on a sacrifice fly from Munroe in the fourth.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Adverb
  • The first-place Yankees, who only scored one run in Friday’s series-opening loss, have now dropped their last four games against the fourth-place Red Sox.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
  • At my bank, a regular savings account now earns as little as 0.01% annually.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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