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
Example Sentences
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At the time, Americans mainly cheered that conquest, with the notable exception of a newly elected congressman, Abraham Lincoln.
Their longtime Republican congressman, Doug LaMalfa, a rice farmer from rural Butte County who had represented the region for 13 years, had vowed to run again in his newly configured district, despite the long odds.
From Los Angeles Times
The “resource curse” might well upend their newly independent polity as it has others.
New York's Zohran Mamdani was meanwhile set to face his first major test as mayor -- the city famously makes early judgments of newly elected leaders based on ability to keep congested streets clear.
From Barron's
A newly published study in Nature describes the discovery of the first known Paranthropus fossil from Ethiopia's Afar region, uncovered about 1000 km north of where this ancient hominin had previously been found.
From Science Daily
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