recently
adverb
re·cent·ly
ˈrē-sᵊnt-lē 
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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There was always a good chance Mahomes would be ready for the team’s season opener, and the Chiefs provided an update recently saying Mahomes may be ready for training camp.
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Most recently, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has suggested that surrogacy is human trafficking and constitutes modern-day slavery.
—Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
As with many layoffs at tech companies recently, Cisco’s job losses are attributed to the growth of AI.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
As Sportico has reported, TKO has already helped push a boxing reform bill to the brink of passage, though that bill has recently met some unexpected resistance in the Senate.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 May 2026
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Most recently, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has suggested that surrogacy is human trafficking and constitutes modern-day slavery.
—Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
As with many layoffs at tech companies recently, Cisco’s job losses are attributed to the growth of AI.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
As Sportico has reported, TKO has already helped push a boxing reform bill to the brink of passage, though that bill has recently met some unexpected resistance in the Senate.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 May 2026
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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recently. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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