LATELY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

lately

adverb

ˈlāt-lē

Definition of lately

as in recently

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

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Recent Examples of lately Hammer’s been leaning into the Jerry Springer comparisons lately, and who can blame him? — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 But the speedy Caballero has gotten some starts at third even when righties are opposing the Yankees lately, so that might be a moot point. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 With the rains the park has had lately, the leaves were relaxed and not curled into their dry weather posture. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 The Inbetweeners has re-entered the zeitgeist lately with the unveiling of a new Netflix movie. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lately

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The official list still remains peppered with unsolved problems, although OpenAI recently announced that its unreleased internal AI model has solved more than 100 open questions.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
The arrangements have drawn mounting scrutiny, most recently after migrants deported to Equatorial Guinea were held at gunpoint and beaten.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of recently

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Democrats’ hopes rise in Texas Democrats are feeling newly optimistic about Texas, even in deep-red seats.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
When the value of a newly public company drops by more than a third within months of its trading debut, investors usually scramble for the exits.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of newly

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Almost sounds silly now, with the way the team has stumbled and bumbled its way through the first four games.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
An institution built explicitly to neutralize biological catastrophes is now at the center of one.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of now

Adverb

That is because Lula, Brazil’s current president and campaigning candidate, had been parading the centre of Rio just a few hundred meters away from the port.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Kagan and Soai figured out, for the first time, a way to create just one of those mirror images.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

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