Thesaurus results for CURRENTS

currents

noun

plural of current

as in tides

a prevailing or general movement or inclination the currents of fashion are always changing

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Relevance

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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of currents The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways. —

Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026 In a new study, University of Miami Rosenstiel School researchers found that sensors usually attached to sharks to investigate their behavior can also allow scientists to track temperature changes in parts of the oceans often inaccessible to satellites and drifters pulled by currents. —

Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026 Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways. —

Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2026 The jetties at the entrance shared by the two harbors block the ocean’s longshore currents that carry sand along the coast, causing wide beaches north of the harbor and narrow ones south of it. —

Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 The resilient currents found on the surface of topological materials offer a potential pathway for building stable processing units in quantum computers and developing high-precision magnetic sensors. —

Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026 The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road. —

Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026 Swimming is permitted only on the Atlantic side south of the jetty due to strong currents, and there are no lifeguards, so take beach flag warnings seriously. —

Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026 The issue now is whether there will be enough wind to get the fleet racing against the strong currents of the Hudson. —

Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for currents

Noun

The changing tides also come as the district faces affordability issues and access to healthcare, concerns both candidates raised in their stump speeches along with their homegrown roots.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Whatever the account, these are poems that have not simply endured time, but have mastered it, capturing it in their movements, their tides.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026