Lately and New

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Lately

Lately adverb - Not long ago.

Usage example: have you been listening to the radio much lately?

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New is a synonym for lately in time topic. In some cases you can use "New" instead the word "Lately" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like recently.

Nearby Words: late, lateness

New

New adverb - Not long ago.

Usage example: new-mown grass

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Lately is a synonym for new in recently topic. You can use "Lately" instead the word "New" as an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as time.

Nearby Words: newness, newly, newish

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Lately, though, Linkara's new archnemesis has become Lord Vycenote because getting Spoony to appear in his videos all the time is logistically unfeasible, and Insano is now more of an annoyance to Spoony.

Source: Arch Enemy / Web Original
In an early episode of Degrassi, Emma has been feeling moody lately so her mother takes her out to buy some new clothes to cheer her up.

Source: Doomed New Clothes
Will: A goodly length, in times past, but, lately... Last Kiss: Shakespeare and Viola share one before she leaves with her new husband (not Shakespeare) to a colony in the new world.

Source: Film / Shakespeare in Love

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New and Lately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lately/new

Lately & New. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lately/new>.

New or Lately. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lately/new.

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