Synonyms

recently

American

[ree-suhnt-lee] / ˈri sənt li /

adverb

a relatively short time ago, or during the last short while; lately.

It wasn't something I had really thought about until recently, when we discussed it in one of my Media classes.
Recently there has been a lot of interest in the use of computer games as innovative educational tools.

Other Word Forms

quasi-recently adverb

Etymology

Origin of recently

recent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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More recently, demand has risen for inference, the type of computing that allows trained AI models to respond to user queries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Fidelity recently updated its glide path to have higher equity exposure for both early-career investors and those already in retirement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Cox - who confessed he's "not much of a gamer" - recently told the BBC the response to Expedition 33 had opened his eyes to the "enormity" of the games industry.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But you’ve had some real loss recently — you were close to Silent Servant and the Soft Moon, who sadly passed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But the pond had recently been dredged to hold more water, and now it was so deep that she couldn’t see the bottom.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

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