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Lately

Lately adverb - Not long ago.
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Recent and lately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recent" instead an adjective "Lately".
Nearby Words: late, lateness

Recent

Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.
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Lately and recent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lately" instead an adjective "Recent".
Nearby Words: recently, recency

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  • Literature / The Dinosaur Lords Drama Queen: Fina will cry over her recent issue of choice (lately, noblemen's treatment of peasants), but only as long as people pay attention to her.
    Source: Literature / The Dinosaur Lords
  • And for that matter, Gallows' recent attack on Punk's NXT Rookie Darren Young can be interpreted as jealousy, considering how much attention Punk has been paying Young lately.
    Source: Ho Yay / WWE
  • Bribing Your Way To Victory / Video Games They've been pushing this harder lately by making recent Frames more and more inconvenient to craft.
    Source: Bribing Your Way To Victory / Video Games
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Recent and Lately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lately/recent
Lately & Recent. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lately/recent>.
Recent or Lately. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lately/recent.

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