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recent

adjective

new

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
R
Ends with
T
Contains
EC
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹiːsənt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. new

    “recent graduates”

adjective

  1. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

    “a late development”

In context

Example Sentences

recent graduates
a recent addition to the house
recent buds on the apple trees
a late development
their late quarrel
his recent trip to Africa
in recent months
a recent issue of the journal

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