as in now
at the present time
nowadays it's rare for people to carry cash when they can pay by other methods
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Recent Examples of nowadays
Heaven knows there are a lot of the latter running around nowadays.
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Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025
As a result, leaders nowadays have to measure their words carefully, Fink said during the Forbes Iconoclast Summit in New York.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 June 2025
Runyan’s father never saw his son play, while nowadays there aren’t just golf professionals, there are golf swing coaches, putting coaches, shrinks, nutritionists, and all manner of other professions associated with the sport’s prosperity.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Particularly nowadays, as science becomes more open and accessible to everyone, such arcane vocabulary can come across as old-fashioned and elitist.
—Nicholas Green, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
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Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025
As a result, leaders nowadays have to measure their words carefully, Fink said during the Forbes Iconoclast Summit in New York.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 June 2025
Runyan’s father never saw his son play, while nowadays there aren’t just golf professionals, there are golf swing coaches, putting coaches, shrinks, nutritionists, and all manner of other professions associated with the sport’s prosperity.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Particularly nowadays, as science becomes more open and accessible to everyone, such arcane vocabulary can come across as old-fashioned and elitist.
—Nicholas Green, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowadays
Adverb
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The first-place Yankees, who only scored one run in Friday’s series-opening loss, have now dropped their last four games against the fourth-place Red Sox.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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At my bank, a regular savings account now earns as little as 0.01% annually.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
Adverb
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So putting aside some of these songs because there was so much to choose from... that just doesn't exist anymore.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Technically, there are three of them, but there's no reason to pick up the original anymore, as the 'Returns' remake improved on it in every way.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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Current Incidents: There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
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However, the researchers received wildly different answers from participants who were currently in committed relationships.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Nowadays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowadays. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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