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 disappointment is palpable in a team that won the World Series as recently as four years ago and has veteran skipper Brian Snitker, in the last year of his contract, looking toward retirement. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025 Most recently, officials detained 361 reported unlawful immigrants in a raid on two marijuana farms in Ventura County. Meredith Kile, People.com, 14 July 2025 This year’s cannabis experience and awards competition recently added blunts, hash and chocolates to its roster of subcategories for a total of 50. Kat Tran updated July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025 Volcanoes in Alaska, Washington state, Oregon and Hawaii have recently been rumbling and even spewing lava, enough to spark a swarm of news stories. Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for recently
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Adverb
  • Luma competes with other startups like Runway AI, which has formal deals with a number of Hollywood entities, and established players like Google’s Veo line, which has been trained on many years of Google and YouTube videos and has been an impressive run lately.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
  • Laneige has been ramping up its specialty food partnerships lately, tapping popular brands such as La La Land Kind Café, Bobo Guys and Dough Donuts to infuse heritage flavors into its soothing lip care formula.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
Adverb
  • Leading 1-0 but down two men late on, PSG still pushed for a second goal.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • Posey is building the team in his own image, which was the point late last year when he was given the job.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 July 2025
Adverb
  • Furthermore, newly qualified doctors often feel unprepared to manage pain effectively, and many primary care providers report low confidence in their ability to treat pain.
    Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Perhaps the most audacious and enduring effort by a Western leader to alter political speech came in 1604 when newly installed King James I of England ordered 47 leading Biblical scholars to develop a new Bible translation.
    Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Adverb
  • As a result, their bonus pool is just $6.57 million, third lowest among MLB teams.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Officers responded just after 7 p.m. to Truman Road and Missouri 78 Highway on a reported crash.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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