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Topical
Topical adjective - Pertaining to the surface of a body part.
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Present and topical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Present" instead an adjective "Topical".
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Casaubon is introduced to Diotallevi and is allowed to be present and re-presented as a "topical expert" while they interview an aspiring author, Colonel Ardenti, who presents a manuscript.
Source: Literature / Foucault's Pendulum -
Ripped from the Headlines: Much like the original game, the mod's backstory includes some intentionally topical references and extrapolations to present day issues, like a USA threatened by bankruptcy, an escalating EU crisis and China as the leading superpower.
Source: Video Game / Rise of the Reds -
Dykes to Watch Out For is another exception: the story is set in the present day with constant references to topical events, and characters, both adults and children, have aged at pretty much chronologically accurate rates.
Source: Comic-Book Time
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Topical and Present. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/topical
Present & Topical. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/topical>.
Topical or Present. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/topical.
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