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

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Recent Examples of recently Tulane University professor Susann Lusnia, part of the team who identified the artifact, recently visited the museum in Civitavecchia as part of the repatriation efforts. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025 Lourdes Calande recently retired from district after 25 years. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025 The Panthers have a dependable backup in Dalton, with former University of Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker recently added to their practice squad. Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 Joe Rogan recently said about how this is being undertaken. Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recently
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Adverb
  • The Packers are a team that has come up in trade rumors lately.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Jenner’s been on a textured heel streak lately.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Critics of the company will say that Apple is once again late to the PC party.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected the appeal in September, ruling it was filed too late.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • The bill would also allow newly married couples to combine accumulated Save Our Homes benefits.
    Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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