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 The Real Housewives franchise appears to be firing on all cylinders, lately. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 There has been an enormous amount of discourse about the cost and compute crunch around frontier cloud models from companies like Anthropic or OpenAI lately. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 After a June peace deal collapsed amid jockeying over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for oil shipments, the president lately has focused on applying economic pressure to Tehran. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 But its veteran leader hasn’t been a big part of that offense lately. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lately

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More recently, the Yemeni government has built up a rival drone arsenal.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Much like its London siblings, Chelsea Townhouse offers a striking counterpoint to the slew of large luxury hotels that have opened in the city more recently—a discreet, comfortable brand of luxury without the extra frills.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of recently

Adverb

After nine consecutive losses against the Minnesota Lynx, the Valkyries finally broke through on Monday night in Minneapolis, setting the tone early and running away with the game late in the fourth quarter en route to a 80-66 win.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Still, the administration late Monday filed a motion asking that the second hold be removed, and has posted new regulations from the Postal Service that would go into effect Tuesday if the legal pathway is fully cleared.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of late

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Her light ripples and will forever ripple, and will shine even brighter now.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
The scientists now plan to collaborate with cement industry stakeholders to determine if the technology can be scaled for mass production.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of now

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But his record of publicly interacting with Piker — including at a pool party just before the primary — remains a sore point among some Michigan Democrats.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Search and rescue efforts are only just beginning, and these first hours are filled with uncertainty, but also with hope.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

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