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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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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“Contrary to current concerns that the costs of AI will fall especially hard on new graduates, younger workers have actually been able to adjust more flexibly,” they wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
While Woronka sees some underlying positive momentum in company’s core business, he finds it difficult to justify the current stock price using traditional valuation metrics with a 12-month horizon.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
If Charlottesville taught journalists to be wary of amplifying ideology, the current moment demands an understanding that, in an attention economy, amplification itself is the ideology.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
The current Ladysmith Black Mambazo line-up is a mix of long-standing members and newer, younger musicians.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
As Chase was drying his hair in the Shack’s kitchen, he realized that they didn’t have a single photograph hanging up, from either their former or current life.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
