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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.
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
Also called Holocene. Geology., Recent. the Recent Epoch or Series.
recent
1/ ˈriːsənt /
adjective
having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new
Recent
2/ ˈriːsənt /
adjective
geology another word for Holocene
Recent
See Holocene
Other Word Forms
- recentness noun
- recently adverb
- recency noun
- quasi-recent adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of recent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of recent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Realized volatility is a calculation that measures how volatile a given index or asset has been in the recent past.
With regards to another recent bankruptcy — that of privately held auto-parts seller First Brands, which sent shares of fellow bank Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Racial gerrymanders were proposed as a temporary remedy to guard against black voter disenfranchisement, but any fair reading of voting patterns in recent decades demonstrates that drawing segregated political maps no longer makes sense.
Flare-ups between the two countries have spurred big stock swings in recent days.
Grindr bucked that trend in its recent quarter, though, swinging to a profit as revenue and average monthly active users climbed.
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