: the present day, time, or age
today's youth
Examples of today in a Sentence
Adverb
We have to finish today.
Earlier today I saw my cousin.
I have an appointment later today.
They announced today that he'll be promoted.
I worry about children today.
Today, more than a million people live there.
Cars aren't built today like they were 30 years ago.
Noun
Have you read today's newspaper?
live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Is defense impossible to play today’s spread-out NBA?
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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One consequence of the tariff tumult caused by U.S. President Donald Trump over the past month is that investor enthusiasm over artificial intelligence has waned.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 May 2025
May 20 First discovered: 7 hours ago, 2:07 p.m. May 20
Initial location: Lower Ranch Road and Petes Crossing, near Agua, Riverside County, Calif.
Fire unit: Cal Fire Riverside Unit
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: Crossing Fire
Crossing Fire initially started today at 2:07 p.m. in Riverside County.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Millennials, now the largest generation in the U.S., are a force in today’s art market, rebooting the rules of collecting.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Is defense impossible to play today’s spread-out NBA?
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
One consequence of the tariff tumult caused by U.S. President Donald Trump over the past month is that investor enthusiasm over artificial intelligence has waned.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 May 2025
May 20 First discovered: 7 hours ago, 2:07 p.m. May 20
Initial location: Lower Ranch Road and Petes Crossing, near Agua, Riverside County, Calif.
Fire unit: Cal Fire Riverside Unit
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: Crossing Fire
Crossing Fire initially started today at 2:07 p.m. in Riverside County.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/today. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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