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 song has made its way onto the Rain Man and Hangover soundtracks, been covered by the Grateful Dead, and was recently revived (or destroyed) with a rendition that blew up on TikTok. Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025 In fact, these concerns appear to be brought to Musk's attention recently. Emily Chang, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025 Pathfinder Second Edition Remastered took a further step away from its roots recently removing elements like alignment to establish itself as a unique game. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 Beyond the studio, Rico has been actively blending hip-hop and rock in her live performances, recently touring with electronic punk duo 100 gecs and collaborating with genre-fluid artists like Denzel Curry, Doja Cat, and hyperpop producer Dylan Brady. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recently
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Adverb
  • Mistake: Playing Videos, Music, and Calls at Full Volume Solution: Use Noise-canceling Headphones $249 $199 at Amazon People have gotten really comfortable taking phone calls, listening to music, and watching videos at full volume in public lately — sans headphones.
    Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Martinek praised field office workers as hard-working and professional, unlike how they have been portrayed lately by some politicians.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The North Korean 11th Army Corps temporarily withdrew from the front line in Kursk in December or January after losing a third of its 12,000 troops in costly assaults on the Kursk salient late last year.
    David Axe, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The untitled project, which began production late last year, is Oscar winner González Iñárritu’s first English-language film since The Revenant.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
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  • In the 1990s, those most capable of manipulating the newly privatized markets became the richest people in Russia.
    Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
  • In addition to introducing Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), the film brings along Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) — fresh off his own solo adventure — while incorporating Spider-Man (Tom Holland, newly freed from Sony’s clutches) into the MCU for the first time.
    Will Harris, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • The family-friendly outing comes just days after the 52-year-old Argo star — fresh off his split from estranged wife Jennifer Lopez — and his son sat courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The order comes just days after Trump’s heated exchange with Zelensky in the Oval Office.
    Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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