Prior and Recent

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Prior adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

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Recent and prior are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recent" instead an adjective "Prior".

Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.

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Prior and recent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prior" instead an adjective "Recent".

Nearby Words: recently, recency

Similarly, Boy Meets World had the unofficial rule of "If it was more than a season ago (or prior to the most recent Retool), it didn't happen".

Source: Three Month Rule
However, due to her recent memory loss, Kuroha doesn't remember her, aside from some notes scribbled about her prior to losing her most recent memories.

Source: Manga / Brynhildr in the Darkness
But when they arrive on site and discover the body of a recent suicide, Yomo pauses to pray over the victim prior to getting to work.

Source: Due to the Dead

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Prior & Recent. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prior/recent>.

Recent or Prior. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prior/recent.

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