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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
- recency noun
- recentness noun
- recently adverb
- quasi-recent adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of recent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of recent1
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Example Sentences
On Facebook, the duo’s singer, Marc Almond, wrote that Ball’s health “had been in slow decline over recent years” due to an unspecified illness.
Wall Street’s push to launch ever-riskier leveraged exchange-traded funds is picking up steam, as issuers test the boundaries of what is legally permissible in the U.S. with a recent flurry of filings.
Prices on Wednesday posted their biggest one-day gains in a month, as some traders bet that recent declines in oil prices would keep a lid on the flow of global crude supplies.
Nobel prizes regularly point to such arrangements as foundational for progress, such as recent awards for folding proteins and economic innovation.
In recent months, GOP-controlled legislatures in Texas and Missouri have approved new congressional boundaries designed to add Republican seats, while legislators in Kansas and Indiana are considering similar steps.
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