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CURRENTLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

At this time or period; now

Example:

currently they live in Connecticut

Synonyms:

currently; presently

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

current (occurring in or belonging to the present time)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Indicates that a product is currently being promoted for use.

(Actively Marketed, NCI Thesaurus)

Neither OIT nor omalizumab (trade name Xolair) currently is approved for the treatment of food allergy.

(Omalizumab improves efficacy of oral immunotherapy for multiple food allergies, National Institutes of Health)

However, it is not currently known how or why these brain cells lose function, particularly in the terminal stage of these illnesses.

(New Mechanisms Found of Cell Death in Neurodegenerative Disorders, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Currently on an inbound trajectory, comet C/2019 Q4 is heading toward the inner solar system.

(Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor, NASA)

There are currently some true ''red'' spinaches on the market, but the red color is limited to the veins of the leaves.

(World's First True Red Spinach Variety Released, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

The lineage of the natural killer (NK) cell is currently not well understood.

(Activated Natural Killer Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical trials are currently under way in the US, Pfluger said they are expecting the first data from there.

(German scientists find potential treatment for obesity, Agência Brasil)

The study of the human diet in Palaeolithic times is currently among the research areas generating the greatest advances in knowledge.

(Analysis of the Palaeolithic diet finds that, in the prehistoric age, for thousands of years there were no social divisions in food consumption, University of Granada)

The cancer Models Database (caMOD) allows researchers to retrieve and submit animal models of cancer. caMOD currently supports the Mouse Models of Human Cancer Consortium (MMHCC).

(Cancer Models Database, NCI Thesaurus)

This includes those currently using, in treatment, and former users.

(Cancer Pain Group, NCI Thesaurus)