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recent
[ ree-suhnt ]
adjective
- of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.:
recent events; a recent trip.
- not long past:
in recent years.
- of or belonging to a time not long past.
- Recent. Geology. 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
- Recent. Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series. Also called Holocene.
recent
1/ ˈriːsənt /
adjective
- having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new
Recent
/ rē′sənt /
- See Holocene
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Derived Forms
- ˈrecently, adverb
- ˈrecentness, noun
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Other Words From
- re·cen·cy re·cent·ness noun
- re·cent·ly adverb
- qua·si-re·cent adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
On a recent call from a suburb of Chicago, where she’s been living alone throughout the pandemic, she sounded defeated.
After a recent defeat to Bayern Munich, he made a point of seeking out superstar Robert Lewandowski and requesting his jersey.
So we asked Science News readers their views about recent neurotechnology advances.
The recent state commission meeting previewed how some of the translation issues might cause problems.
A recent GitHub study shows that open-source project creation is up 25% since April of last year.
In fact, in a recent study of their users internationally, it was the lowest priority for most.
The comedian responded to the deadly attack on a French satirical magazine by renewing his recent criticisms of the Islamic faith.
The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
Spouting off against police online has become criminalized in recent weeks.
The most recent activity had a high point of 3.6 on the Richter Scale.
They are unquestionably penitent now; but then, you know, they have the recollection of very recent suffering fresh upon them.
The recent concessions made by the Spanish Government have been seen by the Philippine public.
Recent events have done much to introduce Korea and its people to the world at large.
Besides, that inspection did not pertain to me, since I was neither the oldest nor the most recent auditor.
At this stock-taking the number unaccounted-for is twenty-two, several of which are quite recent accessions to the Library.
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