currently
Americanadverb
Etymology
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Explanation
Currently means now. You're currently reading the meaning of the word currently. As with other words you use to refer to the present time, when you use currently, you're often implying that things might change. For example, if you say you're not currently dating anyone, you're hinting that you might in the future. If you're currently working on your novel, you'll probably be working on something else at some point in the future. If your dog isn't currently house-trained, you're probably hoping he will be soon.
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Surely all art, from the “Mona Lisa” to the rooms of L.A.’s currently popular pop-up Hospital of Emotions, belongs to the people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“NZCR has its own opportunities for growth. We’re not currently looking at acquisitions that are directly adjacent to that value chain,” Dixon said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
However, the market could be more favourable to anyone currently buying an annuity - a product from an insurance company that gives a retirement income for the rest of their life, bought only once.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The difference between the Cybercab and what’s currently offered through the Tesla ride-hailing service is that the Cybercab doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
On his first voyage in 1492, Columbus started a colony of about forty men on the island he called Hispaniola, which is currently divided into the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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