recently

adverb

re·​cent·​ly ˈrē-sᵊnt-lē How to pronounce recently (audio)
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: during a recent period of time : lately

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Examples of recently in a Sentence

She recently graduated from college. I was going to paint the room white, but more recently I've been considering a light blue. I saw him recently for the first time in many years. Only recently did they decide to move. Until recently I had no idea where I would end up finding a job.
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Tokyo has grown increasingly wary of the yen's decline, which recently dropped to its weakest level against the dollar in nearly four decades. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 But recently, the number of incoming computer science majors has started to shrink. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Cracker Barrel recently sold 26 restaurant properties, exited the Maple Street Biscuit Company, and raised its fiscal 2026 profitability outlook. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Democrats have recently called on Miller to resign, requested a congressional ethics investigation and suggested more help could be directed in the fall toward his Democratic opponent, union ironworker Brian Poindexter. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recently

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of recently was in 1533

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recently. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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