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as in currently
at the present time
that company doesn't make those toys now because they are unsafe
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2
3
as in sometimes
on some occasions
goes now here, now there—all seemingly without plan or purpose
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4
as in immediately
without delay
come here right now
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as in downtown
keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment
questioned the moral values of the now generation
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as in because
for the reason that
I'll repeat my question now that you are paying attention
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as in today
the time currently existing or in progress
I know I said you could go, but that was then and this is now
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Recent Examples of now
Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
And for the Sixers, who are now down 0-3, time is up.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The now 26-year-old superstar was coming off a trip to the NBA Finals and leading the league in scoring.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Pugh and Braff's red carpet appearance was the first time the now-exes have done a public appearance together.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
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Adverb
The owners of the now-shuttered West Suburban Medical Center faced off in court Friday over the hospital’s future, amid accusations of mismanagement and questionable fund transfers.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
And for the Sixers, who are now down 0-3, time is up.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Adjective
The now 16-year-old female reticulated giraffe was born in Germany as part of a European breeding program, and has shown signs of respiratory distress for much of her life, the organization said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The now 26-year-old superstar was coming off a trip to the NBA Finals and leading the league in scoring.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Padres are built to win now and this is a win-now type of trade that hurts but makes an immediate difference.
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Pugh and Braff's red carpet appearance was the first time the now-exes have done a public appearance together.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for now
Adverb
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Ottawa currently leads Boston 2-1 in their best of five series, with Game 4 scheduled for Sunday night.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Grant and Loving, both Buncombe County residents, are currently being held in Tennessee.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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Ann Wilson has been penning poetry lately.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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Morgan has been providing that spark a lot lately for the Porters.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Orders that leave our kitchen hot and carefully prepared sometimes arrive cold, spilled or mishandled.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Agents, forced to work without pay, called in sick; security lines metastasized, sometimes snaking out to the curb.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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An attorney for Sohail did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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But drivers wouldn’t immediately see that full amount shaved off their bills under a suspension.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Now that Time, Inc. and Condé Nast are both downtown, though, their surrounding neighborhood required great hotel bars for those with expense accounts and a story to tell.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Royals want to be downtown, and it’s received much of their energy.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Get the weather forecast for today here.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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December 22 – January 19 A creative idea could click into shape with satisfying precision today.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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There’s another flicker of realization in Eddie’s eyes that Chris is not a little kid anymore.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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With all the power and money nestled among the football-playing schools – and no NCAA oversight over the football championship – why did those leagues even need the NCAA anymore?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Most of them were spent on the third defensive pairing, and then the 22-year-old was scratched for Tyson Hinds late in the year as Quenneville favored the size of Hinds, who spent most of his season in the American Hockey League.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Cummins, who worked as a senior vice president at Serco, a government contractor that works with local and federal agencies, would take over a TSA bruised by the longest partial government shutdown in history, which ended late last month.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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