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

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Recent Examples of recently Joanna Gaines wore a puff-sleeve blouse recently, so this lightweight tee will put you in stylish company. Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 Most recently, Feldman was senior vice president of partnerships & revenue at Oak View Group. Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026 Most recently, Newman performed at the Cafe Carlyle in New York. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2026 Stowers said recently his focus has been staying in the zone longer and trusting his timing instead of trying to force results. Miami Herald, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for recently
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Adverb
  • That’s mostly what Aaron Judge’s at-bats have produced lately.
    Gary Phillips, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026
  • There has been some heavy handwringing lately that the number of college students opting to major in computer science has taken a slight downward dip.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Adverb
  • Stock Chart IconStock chart icon The news comes after the bank late last month reported a better-than-expected profit gain of 17%, helped by stronger contributions from its Wealth Solutions, Global Banking, and Global Markets flow income segments.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • With Ramón Laureano slumping, the Padres have given more starts to Sheets in left field of late as a way to get him and some combination of Ty France, Miguel Andujar and Nick Castellanos in the same lineup.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Adverb
  • In Season 3, Kate and Hal are put even further at odds when newly sworn-in President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) asks Hal, rather than Kate, to serve as her vice president.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 May 2026
  • No one told her about an aid program in Ohio open to kinship families newly formed without child welfare officials opening a legal case.
    Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Adverb
  • Heard whole, the Barber-Menotti product is as gloriously over the top as anything that Bette Davis ever made with William Wyler—and Heartbeat’s reduction of it to its burning cinders is as just as effective as Glyndebourne’s grandly eloquent take.
    Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
  • Having overseen the game tent for many years, Cornelius knew just the thing to say in order to goad the customers into buying tickets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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