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

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Recent Examples of lately The median homeowner’s net worth is $400,000 But lately, rent growth across the country has begun to level off. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025 Consumer discretionary has been weaker lately but the bounce back in Tesla shares helped there. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025 Marco Galloway Heritage Swiss brand USM, maker of the modular steel furniture system that feels somewhat omnipresent lately, is releasing a collection with its latest collaborator, Armando Cabral, whose eponymous clothing brand combines West African and Portuguese influences. Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Feb. 2025 Those threats have existed for a long time, but have lately tipped over into what some public officials now recognize as crisis territory. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lately
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Adverb
  • Los Angeles City Council recently approved $5-billion worth of contracts for Los Angeles World Airport’s $30-billion overhaul ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • What To Know Rumors about upcoming military dismissals have been circulating for weeks, and a formal list of potential removals was recently shared with Republican lawmakers, a source revealed.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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  • The episode, which aired late last year, has been viewed more than ten million times.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • From an enterprise services perspective, Verizon announced a partnership with Nvidia late last year to supercharge AI workloads on 5G private networks coupled with mobile edge computing.
    Will Townsend, Forbes, 24 Feb. 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 Mercury will now begin a new chapter of the organization – with fresh faces, new styles, and different leadership.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Although years have passed since Belle's lies were exposed, Nick — now a father of two — still feels unsettled by his sister's actions, and wants to keep his children away from her.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • The collision happened just before 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 3 at Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace, according to the Oakland Police Department.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. as the Senate was poised to discuss its final appropriation bills for the day, according to Mississippi Today.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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