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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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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Shortly after trumpeter Ethan Marks took to the sidewalk, one of the American Hotel’s current residents leaned out his window and began vocally and jovially mimicking the fragmented and angular notes coming from the instrument.
From Los Angeles Times
Under current policy, individual land managers are primarily responsible for controlling feral pig populations, and should work in partnership with local communities.
From BBC
The chip maker last week said it would no longer exclude stock-based compensation expense from its nonstandard financial metrics, starting with the current quarter.
The current leader has expanded the country’s arsenal most rapidly since succeeding his father in late 2011.
Melissa Brown, managing director of investment decision research at SimCorp, observed, “Europe’s advantages should still hold if the current geopolitical turmoil subsides soon.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
