the present

noun

grammar
: a verb tense that is used to refer to the present time

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Fast forward to the present, and many are expected to do it all. Giovanni René Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Pope Leo then did what great teachers do, connecting the distant past to the present. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 Additionally, a plurality, 31%, said the present period is the least politically stable, easily outstripping the 17% who selected the Civil War. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025 The real draw is watching Kurt Russell and his real-life son, Wyatt Russell, playing the same character: a former Army colonel whose actions in the past may either save or doom humanity in the present. EW.com, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the present

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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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