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lately

adverb
late·​ly | \ ˈlāt-lē How to pronounce lately (audio) \

Definition of lately

: of late : recently has been friendlier lately

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Synonyms & Antonyms for lately

Synonyms

freshly, just, late, new, newly, now, only, recently

Antonyms

anciently

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Examples of lately in a Sentence

He has been feeling better lately. Lately, she has been worrying about her son.

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His fortunes seem to have turned, and while there have been stretches of better lately, Wednesday wasn’t one of them — on the mound or off it. Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Another Orioles dugout dust-up as Richard Bleier argues with coach JosĂ© David FlĂłres," 29 Aug. 2019 Federated's Chiavarone conceded that there is more reason to be anxious lately. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, "Why people should not get too worked up about recession fears," 28 Aug. 2019 There has been ample infighting and drama at the upper echelons of tennis lately to rival the Tony’s, everything from gender pay inequality to a violent assault by one of the sport’s top executives. Horacio Silva, Town & Country, "The 2019 U.S. Open: A Quick Guide to Everything You Need to Know," 27 Aug. 2019 More Stories Social media put award shows into ongoing crisis years ago, and the VMAs—once a reliable source of zany scandals and career-crowning moments—have been especially snoozy and pointless lately. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "The VMAs Were the End of Reality," 27 Aug. 2019 Entrepreneur and reality star Bethenny Frankel has been making waves on social media lately. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Bethenny Frankel says she is sending a plane to the Amazon to help put out rainforest fires," 26 Aug. 2019 Gospel music has been showing up in more and more secular genres lately. John Adamian, courant.com, "Electro-pop duo Phantogram at College Street," 23 Aug. 2019 Seriously hands-on conservation-focused safaris in Africa have lately been getting a lift. Alex Postman, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "How Sustainable Design Is Changing Hotels, Cruises, and Even Safaris," 23 Aug. 2019 The account merger is just one of many changes Google has been making to the Nest ecosystem lately. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "The death of “Works with Nest” begins now with Google account migrations," 20 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of lately

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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lately

adverb

English Language Learners Definition of lately

: in the recent period of time

lately

adverb
late·​ly | \ ˈlāt-lē How to pronounce lately (audio) \

Kids Definition of lately

: not long ago : recently

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