New and Recently

New

New adverb - Not long ago.
Usage example: new-mown grass

Recently is a synonym for new in time topic. In some cases you can use "Recently" instead an adverb "New".

Nearby Words: newness, newly, newish

Recently

Recently adverb - Not long ago.
Usage example: have you seen her recently?

New is a synonym for recently in time topic. You can use "New" instead an adverb "Recently", if it concerns topics such as currently.

Nearby Word: recent

Both words in one sentence

  • Cute Machines However, time passed, and he's been homaged - and every new version of HERBIE is so freaking adorable, most recently the The Super Hero Squad Show incarnation.
    Source: Cute Machines
  • Manga / Wandering Son Sailor Fuku: Shuuichi was the only one in the manga to apparently own one for a long time, though recently she's brought a new uniform that matches her high school one.
  • Literature / The Bone Clocks Some can control it; others are involuntarily dropped into a new body (recently vacated by its soul) every time they use up their old one.
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