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current
adjective as in contemporary; common
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Weak matches
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
Not so with their current director, Soderbergh, whose efficiency and command are legendary.
It would eliminate a controversial minimum hourly wage structure for guest workers laid out under the current program unless the Government Accountability Office finds that the employment of H2-A workers undermines the domestic workforce.
Sir Keir has called the current benefits system "unsustainable, indefensible and unfair", discouraging people from working while producing a "spiralling bill".
With widespread benefits reform proposals expected within weeks, Prime Minister Keir Starmer this week called the current system "unsustainable, indefensible and unfair".
Her current tour, she explains, mirrors her attention to detail.
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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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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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