current
Usage
What are other ways to say current?
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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Palantir “would probably be that single stock that many would want to own” amid the current negative sentiment in software, according to Klein.
From MarketWatch
But criticism over Palantir’s work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the past year from current and former employees and elected officials has cast a shadow over the company’s stock-market run.
The bird tilts, as if to catch a different current of air, and then soars toward the mountains.
From Literature
![]()
Cornwell said it was "sad" that his father, who died in 2020, will never see the current and future series of The Night Manager.
From BBC
Reform's only current MS, Laura Anne Jones, has demurred when asked if she would want to be leader - but also has a recent suspension from the Senedd on her CV.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.