these days
idiom
: at the present time
It seems that everyone has a cell phone these days.
What kind of music are you listening to these days?
These days, she has a very busy social life.
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Is your home feeling rather cold these days?
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Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Set the scene And what a scene Dublin is these days.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
What's the state of Chloe Kim these days?
—Sean Gregory, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Stokes, who seldom completes a five-Test series these days, had dragged his creaking, aching body through almost five full matches of hard, hot, energy-sapping cricket, like scraping butter over too much bread, but somehow soldiering on.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Set the scene And what a scene Dublin is these days.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
What's the state of Chloe Kim these days?
—Sean Gregory, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Stokes, who seldom completes a five-Test series these days, had dragged his creaking, aching body through almost five full matches of hard, hot, energy-sapping cricket, like scraping butter over too much bread, but somehow soldiering on.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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“These days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/these%20days. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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