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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Related 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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Disney’s stock was up 2% in recent midday trading on Monday.
From MarketWatch
Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore said he expects Nvidia to keep “dominant market share,” as recent worries over the threat of ASICs “are becoming overstated.”
From MarketWatch
But in the near term, that risk has been alleviated in the region thanks to some recent record-breaking rain.
From Los Angeles Times
The bears have won out on Oracle’s stock lately, but one analyst thinks the powerful recent selloff just means more opportunity for buyers.
From MarketWatch
Strategy cut its outlook and sold shares to establish a $1.44 billion U.S. dollar reserve as the company contends with a recent slide in Bitcoin prices.
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