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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That’s the situation more pet owners are facing these days.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s arguably easier to accomplish these days, when Bargatze and his openers all subscribe to the same PG philosophy.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
And these days, digital marketing produces a host of data that can help determine that effectiveness.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, of course, the practicalities of getting back by the Monday school run mean few of us these days can donkey our way around, but the point is to let the traveling lead you more.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s arguably easier to accomplish these days, when Bargatze and his openers all subscribe to the same PG philosophy.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
And these days, digital marketing produces a host of data that can help determine that effectiveness.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, of course, the practicalities of getting back by the Monday school run mean few of us these days can donkey our way around, but the point is to let the traveling lead you more.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 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 13 Sep. 2025.
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