1
as in tides
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
the currents of fashion are always changing
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as in winds
noticeable movement of air in a particular direction
curtains that were being lightly lifted by a fresh current from the open window
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Recent Examples of currents
The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Early on, the larvae are very tiny and at the mercy of sea currents, explains Pruett, who has studied them in the lab.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Geomagnetically induced currents—or GICs—surge across Earth’s surface.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The batteries' electrical currents can eat through the esophagus, vocal cords or airways.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Lithium dendrites readily cross oxide grain boundaries at high currents, posing a failure risk, whereas sulfide- and halide-based SSEs produce detrimental side reactions at the lithium interface.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
The river was swift and unrelenting, its currents carrying victim after victim downstream.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
He's since learned of sorting machines that use electric currents to check if a penny is pure copper and drop the pennies into separate buckets.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for currents
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As for makeup, the tides won’t be turning much, according to artist and brand founder Alexa Persico.—
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Life feels quieter here, shaped by tides and pine rockland forests.—
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Sustained, strong winds are possible.—
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Gusty winds were also expected Friday that could cause blowing snow and visibility issues on Interstate 70 east of Denver, Bonner said.—
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The collaboration between certain MAGA influencers and animal-rights activists has drawn out the most confrontational tendencies within each camp.—
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Steed said her mother was born around the time of the 1953 raid and grew up with anti-government and, in turn, anti-vaccine tendencies.—
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Last spring, the owners closed their downtown location and consolidated at 310 SW Blue Parkway in the Pine Tree Plaza, mainly due to the timing of the downtown lease as well as industry trends, Boehm said.—
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Together, these trends have turned industrial space into a cornerstone of national logistics and digital capacity.—
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Just like a star, Dallas is sprawling out in different directions.—
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The rural highway was closed in both directions while the crash was investigated and the wreckage cleared.—
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“Currents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currents. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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