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current
adjective as in contemporary; common
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accepted, accustomed, afoot, circulating, common knowledge, customary, cutting-edge, doing, existent, extant, fashionable, going around, hot, in circulation, in progress, in the mainstream, in the news, in use, in vogue, leading-edge, on the front burner, popular, present-day, prevalent, rampant, regnant, rife, state-of-the-art, topical, trendy, up-to-date, widespread
Example Sentences
In the current partisan environment, the threat to public health from a concerted movement to undermine the public’s trust in science and vaccines is real.
If he applied in the past and was denied, he could get his first payment next month as long as the agency has his current bank deposit information on file.
We may be at the peak uncertainty stage of the current Trump term.
“The EU got us embroiled in a tit-for-tat tariff,” he said of the current trade dispute.
There, he updated his fanbase with journal entries, reflections on his current artistic pursuits and the occasional bit of news about new film projects.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say current?
Something that is current is in general circulation or is a matter of common knowledge or acceptance: current usage in English. That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion. That which is prevalent exists or is spread widely: a prevalent idea.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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