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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

Example Sentences

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What matters here is that this case is putting Wamco in the news for all the wrong reasons.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

The country’s biggest bank landed in the news again after an employee was caught taking a Knicks-themed trash can.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

In North and South America, including the Andes virus that has recently been in the news, infections can lead to hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

In the two weeks after the news broke, my colleagues and I found that fewer than 1 in 4 companies with Epstein-connected directors were mentioned in the news.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

In the summer of 1974 Turkey and Greece were about to be in the news again.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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