currently

adverb

ˈkər-ənt-lē How to pronounce currently (audio)
Definition of currentlynext
as in now
at the present time we're currently working on three separate projects

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Recent Examples of currently Those side businesses come at a higher margin and are currently the fastest-growing part of Shein, with services revenue up almost 40% in 2025. — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 His Line of Fire character, Mike Hollingsworth, is a father and husband, though he and his wife Jane (Davis) are currently separated. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 Another startup is expected to launch soon, with two additional concepts currently in development. — Shelley Simpson, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Yulia Vlasova was four years old when her mother, Natalia—who’s currently in a Siberian prison colony—was first arrested. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for currently
Recent Examples of Synonyms for currently
  1. now
  2. anymore
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  • There will be sharp policy disagreements between now and Election Day, and that is a good thing.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • With these new inscriptions, the UNESCO World Heritage List is now made up of 1,273 sites across 173 countries.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of now
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  • There’s no guitar bands anymore; there’s no sing-along songs.
    — William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Liz Meriwether sorta, kinda uses the 1987 thriller Black Widow — in which a government agent (Debra Winger) hunts a female serial killer (Theresa Russell) — as a starting point for a series that doesn’t even bear that title anymore.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of anymore

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“Currently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currently. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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