RECENTLY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

recently

adverb

ˈrē-sᵊnt-lē

Definition of recently

as in lately

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

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Recent Examples of recently Tilt has raised roughly $50 million from investors, including Balderton Capital, Earlybird, Seedcamp, TQ Ventures, and most recently Vinted Ventures, the investment arm of secondhand marketplace Vinted. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 But in another twist, Sánchez recently visited Algeria, Morocco's longtime regional rival and backer of the Polisario Front. — Miguel MacIas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 More recently, however, the idea has been floated by a variety of actors ranging from Republicans in the late 19th century to Barack Obama in 2015. — Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Samsung recently predicted the shortage could worsen in 2027. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recently

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The Indiana Fever — a habitual middle-of-the-pack franchise, 14 years removed from its only championship — have been on a hot streak on the court lately that has carried them up among the championship contenders.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Cinema has lately exhausted the emotional mileage of the Ukraine–EU border, but one wittily choreographed setpiece involving the couple’s border crossing finds in transition an ingenious point of convergence between gender and geography.

— Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lately

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Meanwhile, Iraqi pro-militia outlet Naya late on Monday reported an explosion in Kuwait overnight that could be heard in Basrah Province.

— Mike Sheen, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
The Falcons were conducting a two-minute drill late in their seventh practice of training camp when Walker fell while rounding the corner on a pass rush.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of late

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If the organization responds by filling every newly available minute with another task, employees quickly learn that there is no benefit to becoming more efficient.

— Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
All of these newly fashionable hybrid shows campaigned for the Emmys as comedies.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of newly

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By chance, her parents and her sister had left the house just three days before the strike, because her mother couldn’t sleep.

— Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
In the same way that London is more than just red buses, black cabs, and a rather large parliamentary clock, England is more than just the vigor of London.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

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