Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- At a recent time; newly; lately; freshly; not long since: as, advices recently received; a town recently built or repaired; an isle recently discovered.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. Newly; lately; freshly; not long since.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in the recent past
Etymologies
- recent + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It should be, "_was_ recently at Philadelphia;" because the adverb _recently_ refers to a time completely past, without any allusion to the present time.”
“Though not a new practice, the term recently emerged as a way for society to address discrimination and segregation among blacks in the United States, where people claim lighter-skinned blacks gain better economic opportunities and more social advantages than darker-skinned blacks.”
“The label recently started a similar project with Johnny Cash, with a third installment due next month.”
“The elder Mr. Samuels said Wednesday that "it's the perfect time" to step aside because the label recently reached the milestone of 1 million in annual case sales.”
The Wall Street Journal: Maker's Mark President Hands Reins to Son
“Phil does not know what a Socialist is, but he heard Big Fat Airbag Rush Limbaugh use the term recently and therefore it is now in Phil's lexicon.”
“Halston, the label recently resurrected by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, took a risky plunge and manufactured two of its dresses, priced around $1,500, before its fashion show on Monday.”
“The label recently became available in Dubai and Tokyo, and will make its exclusive London debut at Harrods in May.”
“If others were to see them, I would immediately be institutionalized by medical "experts" and labeled as "mentally challenged" (being encouraged to think deeper is a good thing, but the term recently has been given negative connotations).”
“Essex -- such was the title recently bestowed on Cromwell -- was without warning arrested and attainted of high treason.”
“The label recently added California hard-rock band Social Distortion to a roster that includes punk rock mainstays such as Rancid and Gurewitz's own Bad Religion.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘recently’.
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outside
have you ever felt, that no matter wh..., it just wasnt you, and that maybe if..., you could be you, but you know it w..., and so you tell y..., tell yourself tha..., but you just keep..., and being like we..., if only i had tha..., that shirt form f... and 43 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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Tour operators
expect, except, access, to increase, mergers, takeovers, to provide, independents, significant impro..., increasingly, profits, expectations and 10 more...
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Eye Of The Tiger
more words
evacuating, absolutely, basilisk, genius, vecalized, realized, modestly, delighted, diadem, still, naturally, trotted and 42 more...
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VanishedOne's Words
facipulator, fetiphobia, gules, boustrophedon, reverse boustroph..., unreal, ensiform, xiphoid, romhack, heritage, floccinaucinihili..., johnian and 1004 more...
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2. razred: Unit 7
leisure, worldwide, medieval, wildly, accustomed, common, pub, sticking point, whether, rickshaw, respond, poverty and 13 more...
Tweets
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vanishedone wordie.org/words/recent seems to lead to the 'latest words' syndication feed, which means that although it's possible to list recent, we can't comment on it or tag it, poor thing. (Edit: well, bulk-tagging works.) May 7, 2008