as in lately
not long ago a newly married couple still getting to know one another

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Recent Examples of newly The Covid lockdown may have played a role in this, but there’s something newly romantic and alluring about being enveloped in a community of fellow misfits — and in person, decades removed from Zoom group chats. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024 Michele Jackson More than six decades ago, New Yorker writer John Bainbridge spent nine months in the newly wealthy, fast-growing state of Texas, studying and schmoozing with its wheeler-dealers, oilmen, and bankers. The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024 Long each other’s biggest basketball rival in the Pac-12, UCLA and Arizona will meet again Saturday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix as newly estranged. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 The resultant social fracturing is pitting the vast majority against a newly vocal minority of junta sympathizers. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newly 
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  • San Antonio has been solid lately, going 4-2 in their last six games, but consistency has been an issue.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Nothing has come easy lately for the Blue Jackets, and that continued on Monday.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Houston recently acquired corner infielder Isaac Paredes in a trade that sent Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The concept follows the trend that recently saw Clay Holmes, a two-time All-Star closer, sign with the New York Mets for $38 million guaranteed and an opportunity to start.
    Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • While a true breakthrough moment has eluded tech giants at the end of the year, the pace of AI announcements has been dizzying of late.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Stroman has appeared in two All-Star games and won a Gold Glove in his career, meaning one of the other 29 teams in baseball could unlock some serious potential late in his career.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • Featuring a solid brass buckle, it’s priced at just $97, just a notch below the $60 figure Burton gives as the absolute floor for a quality leather belt.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Except instead of a wig, this head sports a wispy curtain of just a few dozen hairs, held in place by double-sided tape.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
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  • For reference, Google’s processors are now on the scale of about 100 physical qubits.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
  • At nearly 35 years old, the film now hits the nostalgia button for most Gen x-ers who watch with their kids.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newly. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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