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as in now
the time currently existing or in progress live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself

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adverb

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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Noun
Lucey said Opera San Jose founder Irene Dalis’ solution was to have two casts for each show, but today’s budgets just don’t allow for that. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 With a swish of a wand and stir of a cauldron, Practical Magic 2 has officially wrapped production, star Nicole Kidman announced today on Instagram. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025 Authorities are investigating the incident, but do not expect any court arraignments today. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 But his music is still relevant today and the documentary can elevate his legacy. Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for today
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Noun
  • Finding a passable wing that can shoot and defend will put the Knicks in a better situation for the now and for the future.
    Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • As far as Snider knows, Prevost has not been back to Minnesota since that summer, but Snider visited his friend in Rome in 2010 when the now-pope was serving as the global head of the Order of St. Augustine.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
Adverb
  • That figure is currently just above 50%, extrapolating from available data.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There are currently about 1,000 daily train services that operate throughout the more than 400-kilometer network.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At present, there is no available information on the containment or cause of the fire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But the problem textile waste presents to the United States is very acute.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Electronics Finds like televisions, vintage type writers, dial phones, and vintage radios may have been saved by the homeowners for the sake of nostalgia, but might not actually work anymore.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Given that chain stores rarely, if ever, carry CDs anymore, the reissue of the album’s original cover may not cause as much of an uproar this time.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/today. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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