newly

adverb

new·​ly ˈnü-lē How to pronounce newly (audio)
ˈnyü-
1
: lately, recently
a newly married couple
newly affluent
2
: anew, afresh
newly painted

Examples of newly in a Sentence

They are a newly married couple. That is a newly acquired habit. Here is where we keep the newly arrived merchandise. The room is newly painted.
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Celgene was newly flush with cash from rising sales of thalidomide. David Armstrong, CNN Money, 10 May 2025 Listen to this article There were 96 guinea pigs newly surrendered by an overwhelmed owner. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025 The prospect of increasing screenings and followup care—no matter the motivation—feels especially timely at a moment when cervical cancer rates are newly on the rise in young women, following decades of decline. Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 May 2025 DeSantis had, apparently, figured out a way to stuff Make America Great Again into a sleeker, less objectionable package, one that appealed to both traditional Republican business interests and the newly influential far right. Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newly

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of newly was before the 12th century

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newly. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

newly

adverb
new·​ly ˈn(y)ü-lē How to pronounce newly (audio)
1
: not long ago : recently
a newly married couple
2
: from a totally fresh beginning : anew
a newly furnished house

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