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How to pronounce recent in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms holocene, holocene epoch, recent epoch
Type Words
Synonyms late
Derivation recency, recentness


his recent trip to Africa.
in recent months.
a recent issue of the journal.
Type Words
Derivation recency, recentness


recent graduates.
a recent addition to the house.
recent buds on the apple trees.

Examples of recent

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It has not taken long for the Republican talking heads to forget recent history.
From the dailyherald.com
In their most recent game, the Hawks lost 73-72 loss to Elgin Community College.
From the dailyherald.com
Tensions between Ahmadinejad and Mottaki have been building up in recent months.
From the newsweek.com
Martin, 50, was among the ministers who deserted Cowen's cabinet in recent days.
From the stltoday.com
Thus, the Rams enjoyed a continuity there that had been lacking in recent years.
From the stltoday.com
The list of the 25 largest area chambers is ranked by most recent annual budget.
From the stltoday.com
Consider a recent survey of 2,600 employees in 13 countries, conducted by Cisco.
From the forbes.com
In recent months, he began posting anti-government writings on various websites.
From the usatoday.com
Closer candidate Chris Ray has been bothered by a sore left calf in recent days.
From the thenewstribune.com
More examples
  • New; "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"
  • Holocene: approximately the last 10,000 years
  • Late(a): of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"
  • (recently) in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
  • (recentness) recency: a time immediately before the present
  • (recentness) recency: the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
  • (Recently (album)) Recently was a 1987 album by Joan Baez. At the time of its release, it was the performer's first album of new material issued in the U.S. in eight years. ...
  • (Recently (EP)) Recently is an EP by the Dave Matthews Band, released in 1994. All songs are live recordings, except the title track "Recently", which is a studio recording. "Dancing Nancies" and "Warehouse" were recorded at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on February 21, 1994. ...
  • (Recency) The serial position effect, a term coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus, refers to the finding that recall accuracy varies as a function of an item's position within a study list. ...