as in today
the time currently existing or in progress
while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now
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Recent Examples of here and now
Rather than preoccupy yourself with what people from your old hometown might say, live in the here and now.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Backdropped against empty space, absent any signifying detail or decoration, Mockrin’s once historical figures and details exist only in the here and now.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
With so many questions about that side of the ball, particularly in the secondary, the Bills may need to resort to being a bit of a shootout team for the here and now.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
All that matters is the here and now.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Backdropped against empty space, absent any signifying detail or decoration, Mockrin’s once historical figures and details exist only in the here and now.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
With so many questions about that side of the ball, particularly in the secondary, the Bills may need to resort to being a bit of a shootout team for the here and now.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
All that matters is the here and now.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and now
Noun
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Sure, Johnson’s physics-defying mid-air adjustment shows up in college football highlight supercuts, but the networks that run the sport today rarely dig up the footage from the late, great Jefferson Pilot Sports to educate the next generation.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The work accomplished at Silent Swarm 2025, along with technology such as the TEEMS device, illustrates how the company is architecting the advantage for today’s performance and tomorrow’s success along the tactical edge.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Finding a passable wing that can shoot and defend will put the Knicks in a better situation for the now and for the future.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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As far as Snider knows, Prevost has not been back to Minnesota since that summer, but Snider visited his friend in Rome in 2010 when the now-pope was serving as the global head of the Order of St. Augustine.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
16 May 2025
Noun
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While her annual lists always have great big-ticket presents (think the newest Apple AirPods and soft-to-the-touch loungewear), there are also plenty of affordable goodies to wrap up or gift as stocking stuffers.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Just days after kids around Minnesota were opening Halloween candy, the Minnesota Wild got an early holiday present on a Friday in the New York City suburbs.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20now. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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