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

Crop art has a long tradition of responding to political issues, current events and themes of resistance. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

It also isn’t inspired by current events or the current political climate. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal spoke about the fact that many of the films in the slate are about the current events and conflicts. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

There is a danger in drawing comparisons between current events and the Nazi Holocaust, but there is a greater danger in ignoring the similarities. — David Pollak, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for current events

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