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"Not long ago"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (RECENTLY).
Definitions
in the recent past
Word origin
From recent + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants.”
“I haven't been sleeping well recently.”
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01“Not long ago”8 letters
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