newly
adverb
, ˈnyü-\
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freshly, just, late, lately, new, now, only, recently
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Former airport general counsel David Brown was chairman of Broad and Cassel and works for the newly combined law firm. — Beth Kassab, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando airport leader proposes in-house counsel after resignation of outside lawyer," 28 Aug. 2019 Just days after the news broke, Miley found herself the subjects of tabloids everywhere when she was spotted getting cozy with newly-single Kaitlynn Carter (ex-wife of The Hills' Brody Jenner) during a private girls' trip in Italy. — Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, "Is Miley Cyrus VMAs Song "Slide Away" About Liam Hemsworth?," 26 Aug. 2019 Pressures gradually built up, which many newly nuclear families were unable to deal with. — Don Pinnock, Quartz Africa, "Cape Town’s bloody gang violence is deeply rooted in its racist history," 16 Aug. 2019 The newly-public couple have been making headlines lately over their relationship. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes Are Performing at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards," 14 Aug. 2019 Of course, there is an intensely splashy tabloid element afoot, as Miley, who has identified as pansexual, was photographed making out with Brody Jenner's newly ex-wife Kaitlynn Carter on a glamorous Italian vacation fit for Leonardo DiCaprio. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Why Am I So Obsessed With Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's Breakup?," 14 Aug. 2019 But with newly minted MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo as the headliner, these Bucks have become a star draw across the country. — Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com, "Nine can’t-miss games in the Spurs’ 2019-20 schedule," 12 Aug. 2019 The Anglophone writers didn’t feel that this movement went far enough for newly independent nations. — James Murua, Quartz Africa, "The rise and rise of the literary festival in African cities," 9 Aug. 2019 Homes like Cleggett’s, which cater to the newly sober and offer drug testing, curfews, and peer support groups, are shielded from regulation by federal and state fair housing laws. — Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, "Unwatched, a sober home business boomed. Then they found the bones," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'newly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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