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current
adjective as in contemporary; common
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accepted, accustomed, afoot, circulating, common knowledge, customary, cutting-edge, doing, existent, extant, fashionable, going around, hot, in circulation, in progress, in the mainstream, in the news, 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
Example Sentences
But the current series of rallies, demonstrations and blockades is presenting an unusually tricky challenge.
Whitman says current EPA employees are “dispirited and frustrated.”
With the Republicans’ current 218 to 215 seat majority, the GOP can only afford to lose one vote if they want to pass a bill along party lines in the House.
However, energy minister Michael Shanks was unable to guarantee new discoveries of oil wells near current licenced sites would not be exploited.
The UCU was "fighting to protect jobs and course provision for current students, and future generations", she added.
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When To Use
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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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