as in lately
not long ago a newly married couple still getting to know one another

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Recent Examples of newly The operating net recovered to $47 million last year from $20 million the year before, but that's still only 1.5 times interest payments versus three times for newly public SCG Holdings. Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Harvested in France’s west, and fashioned into towering frames in the country’s northeast, the oaks of Notre Dame’s newly soaring roof, wound their way back to Paris along the River Seine. Joseph Ataman, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024 More:Lawsuit: Man newly freed from prison sought help 48 hours before killing cellmate at jail Court records show Tucker was indicted in 2018 on counts of complicity to commit arson and insurance fraud, but was ultimately acquitted of those charges at trial. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2024 Prince William and Princess Kate emerging in front of a pack of photographers after getting engaged went newly viral on TikTok. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newly 
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  • The price of crude oil has recovered lately as stronger policy signals from Chinese authorities have once again rekindled expectations of greater stimulus measures in 2025.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • On the other side, Baker Mayfield has been sloppy lately but the Bucs seem to play their best against better opponents.
    Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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  • The Wall Street Journal recently reported that TikTok’s CEO has been personally lobbying Elon Musk, who now has a close relationship with the President-Elect, on his company’s behalf.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Despite founding Blue Origin in 2000, the company has only recently become a serious player in the aerospace industry.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • The Cardinals cut the lead to nine late in the third on a 2-yard pass from Murray to James Conner but didn’t score again.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Mescal brought his acting intensity to sketches like one about a college student whose parents hate his new pierced ear, a scene about an actor struggling with a commercial for an Italian restaurant, and a pitch-perfect portrayal of his fellow countryman Bono late in the show.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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  • Mixed Doubles Pools Note: just ahead of the event, Etta Wright backed out with injury.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Nicole Kidman just pulled off a major sustainable style flex.
    Chiara Kim, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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  • Dennis Perry, who is now 62, was convicted of two counts of homicide in 2003 but he was released in 2020 after his conviction was overturned, in part because reporting by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution cast doubt on an alibi that Mr. Sparre had used when he was investigated after the killings.
    Hank Sanders, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This contract now marks the fourth big-league free-agent contract that Eovaldi has signed.
    Sam Blum, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newly. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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