as in lately
not long ago I recently purchased a car have you seen her recently?

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Recent Examples of recently Most recently, detailing how Tesla fell to hackers four times in one day, and five zero-day vulnerabilities were employed to compromise the Samsung Galaxy 24 smartphone. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Residente, who recently earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his performance in In the Summers. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 The two men recently relocated from New York City to Paris, where Loewe’s creative offices are located. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 16 May 2025 While recently honoring Conan O’Brien for receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a gala event in D.C., Sarah Silverman told the audience that the former late-night host kept her going after she was fired from Saturday Night Live after only one season. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for recently
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Adverb
  • There is much to like about the bullpen in general lately, especially its ERA.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • Tonight’s show is hosted by Walton Goggins, who has been on a tear lately at HBO, appearing on two of the best examples of modern prestige TV: The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 May 2025
Adverb
  • And for even more star style, see every major outfit of late here.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 May 2025
  • Richard filed an ongoing civil lawsuit of her own against Combs late last year.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Adverb
  • Celgene was newly flush with cash from rising sales of thalidomide.
    David Armstrong, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
  • Listen to this article There were 96 guinea pigs newly surrendered by an overwhelmed owner.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Adverb
  • The Oilers got out in front early, scoring just 1:27 into the game off the stick of Adam Henrique, his second goal of the playoffs, which turned out to be all the Oilers would need.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • The singer had just gotten off the road from her Strip Love arena tour.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 15 May 2025

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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