Recent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈriːsnt|  American pronunciation of the word recent
Brit.  |ˈriːs(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word recent

noun

- approximately the last 10,000 years

adjective

- new
recent graduates
a recent addition to the house
recent buds on the apple trees
- of the immediate past or just previous to the present time (syn: late)
his recent trip to Africa
in recent months
a recent issue of the journal

Extra examples

Recent events have brought attention to the problem.

I usually watch that show every week, but I missed the most recent episode.

Medical science has made amazing progress in recent decades.

That was the biggest earthquake in recent history .

Irving's most recent book

The situation has improved in recent years.

There has always been an interest in genetic cloning, but never more so than in recent years.

The pamphlet provides a lot of information on recent changes to the tax laws.

The president was removed from power in the recent uprising.

The town has changed little in recent years.

Health care has become a major political issue in recent years.

Crime rates have declined in recent years.

Technology in recent years has become ever more sophisticated.

The most recent issue of the magazine

Recent research shows that the disease is caused in part by bad nutrition.

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