recently
[ ree-suhnt-lee ]
/ ˈri sənt li /
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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM recently
qua·si-re·cent·ly, adverbWords nearby recently
receiving set, recency, recency effect, recension, recent, recently, recept, receptacle, receptible, reception, reception centre
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