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

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Early modules cover practical interactions like ordering food or asking for directions, then expand into conversations about current events, culture, and personal opinions. —New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025

Raine began using ChatGPT in September 2024 to help with schoolwork, an application that OpenAI has promoted, and to discuss current events and interests like music and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, according to the complaint. —Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025

Midway through, three checkers administered what is known as the checking quiz—trivia questions, essentially, on current events, art, politics. —Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for current events

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