Ongoing and Topical

Ongoing

Ongoing adjective - Being in progress or development.

Topical and ongoing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Topical" instead an adjective "Ongoing".

Topical

Topical adjective - Pertaining to the surface of a body part.
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Synonyms for Topical

Ongoing and topical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ongoing" instead an adjective "Topical".

Nearby Words: topic, topicality, topically

Both words in one sentence

  • While the Swedish mass-emigration to the US isn't exactly an ongoing thing, the core of the story is very, very topical as of this post being written in 2015.
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