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current
adjective
noun
occurring in or belonging to the present time
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adjective
occurring in or belonging to the present time
“current events”
noun
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
“the raft floated downstream on the current”
noun
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
“two streams of development run through American history”
noun
a flow of electricity through a conductor
“the current was measured in amperes”
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current events
the current topic
current negotiations
current psychoanalytic theories
the ship's current position
the raft floated downstream on the current
he felt a stream of air
the hose ejected a stream of water
two streams of development run through American history
stream of consciousness
the flow of thought
the current of history
the current was measured in amperes
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