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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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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With this money, we can pay off our $12,000 credit-card debt, and the rest will go into our current house.
From MarketWatch
When it came time to choose where to invest her allotted $1,000, the current junior says she avoided risky stocks because “I wanted to be good with the school’s money.”
Unfortunately for those attempting to civically engage, the current crop of contenders is, shall we say, less than enthralling.
From Los Angeles Times
The current tourism outlook is reason for concern.
From Salon
And because they were able to extract real cash from their ventures quickly, they are far less exposed to the current crypto downturn than retail investors who loaded up on digital tokens.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
