1
: lately, recently
a newly married couple
newly affluent
2
: anew, afresh
newly painted

Examples of newly in a Sentence

They are a newly married couple. That is a newly acquired habit. Here is where we keep the newly arrived merchandise. The room is newly painted.
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The newly fielded Chinese DF-27 ballistic missile, which can be used to strike high-value targets in Guam, came as the U.S. military on December 10 conducted a ballistic missile intercept test in the westernmost U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean for the first time. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 The family will take a majority stake in the newly private Nordstrom and take the company private upon completion of the all-cash deal. Derek Saul, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 The Nashville resident was newly sober − two weeks without alcohol − before a novel virus shut down the entire country in 2020. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024 After 25 years of talks, the EU and five South American countries — Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and, newly, Bolivia — signed a landmark trade agreement on Dec. 6, setting the stage for one of the world’s biggest free trade zones. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newly 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of newly was before the 12th century

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“Newly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newly. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

1
: not long ago : recently
a newly married couple
2
: from a totally fresh beginning : anew
a newly furnished house

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