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
Megan Farokhmanesh, Wired News, 8 July 2025
Amazon Prime Day officially kicked off today, and millions of products are on sale across home, kitchen, fashion, beauty, and outdoor categories.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle?
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 27 June 2025
The difference today is that, as in other industries, the past three years have seen the legal profession acquire and deploy AI tech at a broader and faster pace than ever before—especially as generative AI has become more easily available and more powerful.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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Noun
Courtesy of Sony Interactive Entertainment The video Game publisher Naughty Dog released a free update to The Last of Us Part II today that adds a new chronological story mode.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, Wired News, 8 July 2025
Amazon Prime Day officially kicked off today, and millions of products are on sale across home, kitchen, fashion, beauty, and outdoor categories.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle?
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 27 June 2025
The difference today is that, as in other industries, the past three years have seen the legal profession acquire and deploy AI tech at a broader and faster pace than ever before—especially as generative AI has become more easily available and more powerful.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 June 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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Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, has signed on as an executive producer of the upcoming crime-thriller 52nd State, which is currently in production in Bogota, Colombia.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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He is currently being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
Noun
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At present, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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At present, there are no longer any active nuclear treaties between the two nations who hold 87% of all warheads.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adverb
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For too long, Black women have been expected to push through exhaustion and neglect their own needs—but not anymore.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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But at such extreme levels of income inequality, are the scare words even an effective tool of the establishment anymore?—
Ricardo Williams,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2025
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/today. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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