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| arriviste |
one who has recently attained wealth, status, or the like, often in suspect or dishonest ways; parvenu; social climber. |
| babe |
a recently born or very young person; baby. [1/4 definitions] |
| bereaved |
the survivors of a recently deceased person (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| brand-new |
recently obtained. [1/2 definitions] |
| collegian |
someone who attends or has recently graduated from college. |
| deprogram |
to convince of the error of recently acquired beliefs, esp. those of a religious cult, by coercive means such as kidnapping, deprivation of sleep, and long interrogation and argumentation. |
| filly |
a female horse that has not yet reached or has only recently reached maturity. [1/2 definitions] |
| freshly |
newly or recently made or done. |
| gold rush |
a sudden, hasty rush of people to an area where gold has been recently discovered. |
| hara-kiri |
a Japanese ritual suicide with knife or dagger, usu. to preserve one's honor, and associated esp. with the samurai and, more recently, the military. [1/2 definitions] |
| he1 |
the male human being or animal that is under discussion or was recently referred to. [1/3 definitions] |
| just |
very recently. [1/12 definitions] |
| last1 |
most recently in time. [1/12 definitions] |
| last rites |
final ceremonies for a recently dead person. [1/2 definitions] |
| late |
having died, esp. recently. [1/7 definitions] |
| lately |
recently. |
| latterly |
recently; lately. [1/2 definitions] |
| May Day |
the first day of May, celebrated traditionally by a dance around a Maypole and the crowning of a May queen, and recently established in some countries as a holiday in honor of international labor. |
| new |
having recently arrived, been produced, or come into existence. [2/9 definitions] |
| newborn |
very recently born. [2/3 definitions] |
| newcomer |
one who has arrived only recently. |
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