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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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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Ireland's Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration said the current criminal investigation was the "most appropriate place to address all the understandable concerns of the families and the public".
From BBC
There are storylines wherever you look with O'Neill, such is his history with Celtic and the esteem in which he is held by fellow managers and both former and current players.
From BBC
Though Austin, Texas, isn’t known for hosting a huge Caribbean population, multiple chefs point to Canje, a restaurant that opened there in 2021, as one of the places that inspired the current tropical wave.
That’s an omission bank industry groups saw as a loophole, precipitating the current fight over the Clarity Act.
The highly impressive group reflects the current state of jazz, where both young guns and veterans are combining to bring the music to a new swell of fans.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
