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

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Recent Examples of lately Orlando City has also struggled to score a decisive second goal lately, but the offense remains one of the best in the league, having 41 goals in 23 games. Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025 Read more: Caitlin Clark Fires Back at Lie That Was Told About Her With that being said, one WNBA legend has spoken out about the nagging groin injury that Clark has been dealing with lately. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025 But speculation lately has also centered around U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, who was cited by Axios as one of several possible GOP candidates after President Donald Trump's time in office is over. Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 July 2025 Luma competes with other startups like Runway AI, which has formal deals with a number of Hollywood entities, and established players like Google’s Veo line, which has been trained on many years of Google and YouTube videos and has been an impressive run lately. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lately
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Adverb
  • Researchers recently uncovered a campaign where 18 browser extensions, all listed on the official Chrome and Edge Web Stores, tracked users’ online activity.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
  • Some of your peers like Mayday Parade and the Maine have also recently gone back to being independent again after years of being in a band.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
Adverb
  • And with the rain comes cooler temperatures, with highs barely reaching 100 degrees by late in the week.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
  • And for even more star style, see every major outfit of late here.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 15 July 2025
Adverb
  • The appetite for deals of this size shows that Solomon, who endured withering criticism from inside and outside the firm earlier in his tenure, is feeling newly emboldened.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
  • Immediately after the fact, Larry asked for her aunties’ blessing, then went out on the town to a house of ill repute with the boys, including the newly rich Jack Trotter.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 July 2025
Adverb
  • The plant species now stretches about 4,000 square feet, helping absorb water and keep the building cool with an assist from sun-reflecting membrane laid underneath.
    Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
  • Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 20 July 2025
Adverb
  • Thompson is the state’s longest-serving governor (just over 14 years, from 1987 to 2001) and the only one to win four elections in a row.
    Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
  • Meanwhile, Lohan, who was 17 at the time and is now 39, was promoting Freaky Friday, which had just been released on DVD.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 26 July 2025

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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lately. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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