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, the pair had a rare public date night at the 2025 Emmy Awards. Vandana Pawa, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025 Uriarte has worked for Sacramento County for over six years, starting as a health inspector and most recently being promoted to supervisor. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025 Nonetheless, one of the members of his team tells me, Speed recently floated the idea of streaming nonstop for an entire year. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025 Check out these recently sold 100-year-old, million-dollar homes along Lake Michigan. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recently
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Adverb
  • This sensation is intensified because your coworking relationships have been so good lately!
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But while Swift is on the receiving end of praise on Minaj’s X profile, the other music star the rapper has been posting about lately couldn’t be farther from it.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • At a press conference announcing his appointment, Johnson said Procell did not apply for the role and his name came late in the process.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Cebu quake also happened after a tropical storm late last week battered Cebu and other provinces in the country’s central region.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Many speculated about what Dundon’s ownership of a newly successful National Hockey League team in Raleigh, North Carolina, would portend for Oregon’s oldest and biggest sports franchise.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
  • While other newly wealthy entertainers were buying chains and cars, Druski was building a production company.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • After hours, a barista will usher you into Say Less Speakeasy, a lofty bar and lounge hidden behind an unassuming bookshelf just past the café register.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Other parts of the country are nearing their peak, like northeastern Washington, central Oregon, eastern Montana, most of North Dakota, just over half of Michigan, as well as a large portion of Upstate New York.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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