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in the news

ADJECTIVE
current
Synonyms
STRONGEST
modern ongoing present prevailing
STRONG
fad general in instant mod now ruling swinging
WEAK
accepted accustomed afoot circulating common knowledge customary cutting-edge doing existent extant fashionable going around hot in circulation in progress in the mainstream in use in vogue leading-edge on the front burner popular present-day prevalent rampant regnant rife state-of-the-art topical trendy up-to-date widespread
Antonyms
WEAK
antiquated old old-fashioned past uncommon uncontemporary

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But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Maine’s Senate race has been in the news a lot.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

"Even when I started you could see, and you'd always read about it in the news, that this or that part of the business was being restructured," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

Once again, the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is in the news and at the heart of the headlines are power, transparency and money.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

First Ladies showed up in the news, having tea with the spouses of foreign dignitaries; they sent out official greetings on holidays and wore pretty gowns to state dinners.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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