recent
Americanadjective
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of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc..
recent events; a recent trip.
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not long past.
in recent years.
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of or belonging to a time not long past.
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Geology. Recent. noting or pertaining to the present epoch, originating at the end of the glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, and forming the latter half of the Quaternary Period; Holocene.
noun
adjective
adjective
Related Words
See modern.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-recent adjective
- recency noun
- recently adverb
- recentness noun
Etymology
Origin of recent
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin recent- (stem of recēns ) “fresh, new”
Example Sentences
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Fears of its more destructive potential have rippled through markets in recent weeks, sending the stocks of software makers, insurers and even food-delivery apps like DoorDash lower.
In recent days, local leaders hired an outside team of former federal prosecutors to investigate whether any town elected official or employee committed wrongdoing in connection with the ordeal.
In recent years, Khamenei also oversaw deepening ties with China and, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a pivot toward the Kremlin.
That would complicate the job for the Federal Reserve and other major central banks, which have cut interest rates in recent years under the assumption that the worst of postpandemic inflation was behind them.
Newcastle have let in a whopping 23 goals since they kept their most recent clean sheet in a 3-0 win against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League last month.
From BBC
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