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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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 The latest edition is dedicated to celebrating newly preserved and restored films from archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the world.—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024 The race is heating up as Democrats are newly engaged in an age-old debate over how much weight to give seniority in deciding top committee spots.—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024 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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