: 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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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Other critics have pointed to some of Carr’s old tweets to highlight the irony of his position on Kimmel today.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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—Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite the cancellation, the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic team is still expected to perform a flyover later today, maintaining a key element of the ceremonial tribute.
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jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The automation tools haven’t put much of a crimp on the 27 million or so of today’s global software engineers who generally do their coding by hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Other critics have pointed to some of Carr’s old tweets to highlight the irony of his position on Kimmel today.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Subscribe here to get access today.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite the cancellation, the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic team is still expected to perform a flyover later today, maintaining a key element of the ceremonial tribute.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/today. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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