current
Usage
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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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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.
Example Sentences
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Investors are looking in the wrong place when they try to tie market swings to current events.
From Los Angeles Times
Options include the current licence fee potentially being replaced with a different set of rates depending on which of the broadcaster's services people use.
From BBC
Write-downs are mostly noncash, reflecting money already spent, but about $7.7 billion of the current charge will mean cash out the door in the future.
From Barron's
For the current quarter, Fortinet expects earnings of 59 cents to 63 cents a share.
From Barron's
The stock tanked 15% on Wednesday after the company—which also makes the popular weight-loss and diabetes drug Ozempic—issued a dismal outlook for the current year, saying it expects sales to fall.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
