as in recently
not long ago have you been listening to the radio much lately?

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Recent Examples of lately Through Wednesday, the Mustangs had equaled their victory total from last season and have been especially competitive lately. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 For the men, the roles include various princes and kings and literary characters, like Peter Pan, Romeo and, lately, Dracula. Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, five miles away, Kaplan and Namba have lately been immersed in finally bringing their long-incubating bistro to life. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025 Innovation, Efficiency, Capital Moves Power US Stocks Ahead Just the latest stories on American financial exceptionalism to come across my desk lately include this one from Fortune magazine. Michael Foster, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lately 
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Adverb
  • More recently, Houston experienced a light dusting of snow in February 2021 during a devastating winter storm that paralyzed much of the state.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Teddy Werner has assumed an alternate governor role with the Penguins, replacing Dave Beeston, who recently departed FSG.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • Undaunted, thank goodness, Stupak opened the Otter, on Thompson Street, late last year inside the new Manner hotel, in SoHo.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The whiplash move to bring the app back comes after TikTok became unusable for Americans late Saturday night.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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  • The president, newly inaugurated on Monday to begin his second term in office, is due to address WEF via video link at 5 p.m. Davos time.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
  • To state that Lucky is the newly single dad to a child with Down syndrome seems both apt and somehow overstates what is handled with an unblinking, quiet care.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • The debate over the UFC's pound-for-pound number one took a turn at the weekend as White conceded that undisputed lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is now the UFC's pound-for-pound number-one fighter.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The relationship series is now in more than 20 territories worldwide, with more than 60 seasons and over 900 episodes produced.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • Violette’s final choice doesn’t make sense in the context of everything she’s experienced over the course of the film, and Florence’s just manifests too quickly.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Lately, the 80-year-old gallerist has set her sights on Isola, a neighborhood just north of the city center that has attracted design workshops, thrift stores, and art studios.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025

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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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