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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For millions of Americans, watching the weather forecast these days feels like an endless loop of desperate doomscrolling.
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Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Blake Lively’s Lawyers Cast a Wide Net At the risk of getting dragged into court, Rambling has to ask — what’s up with Blake Lively these days?
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The cameras in smartphones these days are nothing short of awesome.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Little of that collegiality is in evidence these days.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Blake Lively’s Lawyers Cast a Wide Net At the risk of getting dragged into court, Rambling has to ask — what’s up with Blake Lively these days?
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The cameras in smartphones these days are nothing short of awesome.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Little of that collegiality is in evidence these days.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for these days
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“These days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/these%20days. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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