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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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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Keenan embodies the trend, though his sharp rise in the agency is particularly unusual, current and former prosecutors said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
This work provides a clearer picture of what current quantum machines can realistically achieve.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
"If you have worked in Olympic sport, then it's highly likely that you would have known Sir Craig Reedie. How lucky we all were," said Dame Katherine Grainger, the current chair of the BOA.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Goldberg wrote that Apple’s decisions to buy up more memory and launch the Neo at its current price point could pinch margins now but potentially pay off down the line.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
He hadn’t expected it, after the stillness of the lake—he was pulled along with the current; a rock struck him on the chest.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
