currents

noun

Definition of currentsnext
plural of current
1
as in tides
a prevailing or general movement or inclination the currents of fashion are always changing

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2
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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for currents
  1. tides
  2. winds
  3. tendencies
Noun
  • Andrew had a friend who swam from Alcatraz on Wednesday morning, a tougher swim with hazards like tides and currents.
    — Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Some areas of the estuary are diked to allow for farming, which means water no longer flows in or out with the tides.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of tides
Noun
  • The Palisades and Eaton fires were burning out of control in Los Angeles County as ferocious winds fueled the fast-moving blazes.
    — Russell Lewis, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The region remains under severe red flag warnings as dry, unpredictable and strong offshore winds pick up across the region.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of winds
Noun
  • But his theory seemed to mirror the temperament of Deng, who, for all his reformist tendencies, was a ruthless apparatchik.
    — Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This could potentially wear them out, disperse their argumentative bluster, and might even open their eyes to their woefully over-the-top arguing tendencies.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of tendencies

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