current events

noun

variants or less commonly current affairs

chiefly US

: important events that are happening in the world

She reads several newspapers so she can keep track of current events.

Examples of current events in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many of the offensive and controversial remarks came in freewheeling replies to otherwise anodyne comments about current events, politics or games. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

This semester, Newman has already modified her syllabus to respond to current events. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

This is the second podcast for Shaw, who has hosted the current events and pop culture show Heather Shaw Is Kidding since 2023, with over 100 episodes and 100k+ downloads. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

However, as Mariska Hargitay notes, the story was written far ahead of the current events, and instead is meant to speak to the prevalence of rape victims struggling to find justice. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for current events

• misrepresents
• ascents
• assents
• augments
• cements
• consents
• descents
• dissents
• extents
• ferments
• indents
• intents