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recently

How many syllables in recently?

  3 syllables

Divide recently into syllables:   re-cent-ly
Stressed syllable in recently:   re-cent-ly
How to say recently:

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Synonyms for recently


1 syllable
  • just
    2 syllables
    • freshly
    • newly
    • lately
    • of late
    3 syllables
    • only just
    4 syllables
    • in recent times
      5 syllables
      • a moment ago
      • a short time ago
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