Recent | Mean of recent in English Dictionary

/ˈriːsn̩t/

• happening or beginning not long ago
1. Recent events have brought attention to the problem.
2. I usually watch that show every week, but I missed the most recent episode.
3. Medical science has made amazing progress in recent decades/years.
4. She's a recent college graduate. [=she graduated from college a short time ago]
5. The change was recent.
6. That was the biggest earthquake in recent history/memory.