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

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Recent Examples of recently These nearby houses have also recently changed hands: A 1,150-square-foot home on the 2000 block of Sullivan Avenue in San Jose sold in August 2024, for $905,000, a price per square foot of $787. Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025 In a bit of irony, City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, who recently joined the ad hoc committee, is a former member of NOlympics, an anti-Games group. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025 Most recently, the Bucks defeated the Indiana Pacers 126-119, thanks to 34 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists from Antetokounmpo and 25 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists by Lillard. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 As IndieWire recently reported, many other emerging AI companies opt to not build their own AI models but instead used either closed source or open source models. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recently
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Adverb
  • Celsius’ Revenues have seen massive growth over recent years, but the growth has slowed lately.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • But the trend has lately been expanding well beyond hotels.
    Susan Campos, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • John Calipari’s 2014 Kentucky squad struggled to find its footing in the first few months of the season but turned it on late, and the Wildcats were a popular pick to make a run when the brackets came out.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Ivanka Trump and Kushner also attended Bezos’ holiday party at a sushi restaurant in Aspen late last year.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • His 20th-century observations about the character of King Edward VIII are newly relevant in the Washington, D.C., of the 21st.
    George Weigel, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
  • With a spring in his step, Beef was filmed walking through the entryway of his home, climbing up the staircase and entering a newly furnished bedroom.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • The synthetic, dual-fiber bristles (a mixture of fine and thick in density) pick up just the right amount of product to deliver streak-free full application without absorbing too much product or depositing it unevenly onto skin.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Alabama is in the Elite 8 for just the third time in school history but second season in a row.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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