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.
Recent Examples on the WebAccording to a recent analysis by Texas Energy Ratings, an energy provider comparison website, Arizonans were expected to pay about an extra $100 on their monthly bill on average this summer, a sum nearly three times as high as the national average increase of $37.—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024 The group has played a handful of shows since then in the U.S. and Europe, including recent sets at the Newport Folk Festival and Pitchfork Festival.—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024 In the 1980s, federal agencies encouraged bridge owners nationally to evaluate spans for vessel collision and, in recent decades, local Maryland pilots discussed the possibility of a ship striking the Key Bridge, or its southern neighbor, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis.—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024 Historic cars have been fetching astronomical prices in recent years.—Jack Guy, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recent
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin recent-, recens; perhaps akin to Greek kainos new
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