Late
Late adverb - Not long ago.
Usage example: the actress, late of New York but now of Los Angeles, is being eagerly sought for film roles
Recently is a synonym for late in near topic. In some cases you can use "Recently" instead an adverb "Late", when it comes to topics like dilatorily. popular alternative
Both words in one sentence
- This refers not to the date of publication— an Early setting could be published very recently or a Late setting very long ago— but to the setting's progression from "relatively down-to-Earth with a few Acceptable Breaks from Reality" to "wacky crazy crossover land where anything goes."
Source: Superhero Prevalence Stages -
Late in Season 3, Cruz moves from Truck 81 to Squad 3 to fill the near-constantly empty slot most recently vacated by Peter Mills.
Source: Series / Chicago Fire -
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, many families would take photographs of their recently deceased children, as a memento.
Source: Dead Guy on Display
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Recently or Late. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/recently.
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