newly
Americanadverb
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recently; lately.
a newly married couple.
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anew or afresh.
a newly repeated slander.
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in a new manner or form.
a room newly decorated.
adverb
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recently; lately or just
a newly built shelf
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again; afresh; anew
newly raised hopes
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in a new manner; differently
a newly arranged room
Etymology
Origin of newly
before 900; Middle English; Old English nīwlice. See new, -ly
Explanation
When you describe something as newly happening, it just occurred. A newly hatched chick is barely out of it shell, and a newly arrived classmate just joined your class recently. If you just bought your enormous TV yesterday, you can call it newly acquired, and if your favorite movie finally came out on DVD this weekend, it's newly released. Doing something over again — or as if for the first time — can also be described this way, like when your newly single uncle goes on a blind date. Newly comes from new, with its Old English root neowe, "new, fresh, or recent."
Example Sentences
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The following week, United were losing to Ipswich - another newly promoted side.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Money trickled back to some Paraguayans hit by a sprawling banking crisis Monday, while their newly appointed president shuffled his cabinet and prosecutors sought international assistance to trace missing funds.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
After that one-year window closes, any newly discovered losses must be recognized in full.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
For a recent episode analyzing the newly released song “Babylon,” he brought more than 30 pages of notes.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
I turn to see Autumn, sprinting up the street with a newly donned magenta track jacket and a pair of Adidas sneakers.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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