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 The Cure is currently touring through Europe, most recently performing in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. — Matt Minton, Variety, 18 July 2026 Two lucky winners recently took home massive prizes, according to the CT Lottery. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 More recently, the Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Assessment of Long-term Vascular Events and Efficacy Response in Hypogonadal Men (TRAVERSE) trial published in 2023 failed to reproduce this finding. — Alexander P. Cole, STAT, 18 July 2026 The chain recently transitioned to cooking exclusively with olive oil and imports pita bread directly from Greece. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for recently

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This move seems to have become her signature contribution lately.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026
Vance has been staking out his own pathway lately in what many political observers estimate is a lead-up to a 2028 presidential bid.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of lately

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That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
With the clock ticking down on the final minutes of the game, the Baoding team was unable to stop the offensive push that placed the home team into a 1-0 lead late in the second half.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of late

Adverb

After the earthquakes, however, the regime seemed newly vulnerable.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Andy Burnham, newly appointed as the leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, will be waltzing into 10 Downing Street on Monday after an unopposed campaign to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026

Definition of newly

Adverb

With just one year left on his contract and a 2025 season worth forgetting, a bounce-back will be big for him in 2026.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
And just being able to lean on T-Mo, Ickey, Rasheed, all the guys who’ve done it and been through the trials and tribulations.

— Alex Zietlow July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

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