as in now
the time currently existing or in progress
live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself
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as in currently
at the present time
even today, arranged marriages remain a common practice in some parts of the world
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Recent Examples of today
Lauren Merola, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Power and pump up your tech game with today's Amazon tech deals!
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Major stock markets in Asia and Europe rose today in trading following the announcement of electronics exemptions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Muhammad announced in the press conference today that this would be her last season competing professionally.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Rory showed true grit today and also through the entire tournament.
—Lauren Merola, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Power and pump up your tech game with today's Amazon tech deals!
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Major stock markets in Asia and Europe rose today in trading following the announcement of electronics exemptions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Muhammad announced in the press conference today that this would be her last season competing professionally.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for today
Noun
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Lee earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in nursing from UNC Charlotte in 2013, found a job at Atrium Health Union and started dating her now-husband.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Padres are built to win now and this is a win-now type of trade that hurts but makes an immediate difference.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
Adverb
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The California state legislature will vote on a bill that would ban biological males from girls' sports in the state, as the state is currently one of the nation's biggest hotbeds for controversial incidents involving trans athletes.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Especially given the blue-line dynamic the Canucks are currently juggling.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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At present, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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At present, no state has a waiver that restricts SNAP recipients from purchasing certain foods based on their nutritional value.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Maybe some of them also really didn’t want to be polite to minorities anymore.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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In other words, culture isn’t being built by all-hands meetings anymore—it’s being built in the feedback loops of your AI systems.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/today. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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