Recent
Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.
Recently discovered and recent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recently discovered" instead an adjective "Recent".
Recently discovered
Recent and recently discovered are semantically related. You can use "Recent" instead an adjective phrase "Recently discovered".
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Recently discovered and Recent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/recent/recently_discovered
Recent & Recently discovered. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/recent/recently_discovered>.
Recently discovered or Recent. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/recent/recently_discovered.
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