1
as in currently
at the present time
right now we are in the middle of a major home renovation
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2
as in immediately
without delay
answer my question right now
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Recent Examples of right now
Personal loans come with interest rates comfortably over 10%, on average, right now, while credit card interest rates remain over 20%, near a record high first reached as far back as 2024.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
At the sound level, our engineer is a guy who makes all the greatest dance music in the Latin world right now [Josh Gudwin is the records’ mixing engineer and Dale Becker mastering engineer].
—Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
The Bulls can’t survive right now without Vučević.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Below, shop our edit of the best ballet flats money can buy right now, all hand-selected by Glamour editors.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
At the sound level, our engineer is a guy who makes all the greatest dance music in the Latin world right now [Josh Gudwin is the records’ mixing engineer and Dale Becker mastering engineer].
—Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
The Bulls can’t survive right now without Vučević.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Below, shop our edit of the best ballet flats money can buy right now, all hand-selected by Glamour editors.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right now
Adverb
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The Heat entered Saturday with an impressive 13-2 record this season against teams currently with a losing record.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Daly currently is a partner at the lobbying firm Clear Advocacy.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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More information about the accident wasn’t immediately available.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Fallibility is written into our genetic code, and refereeing is basically a nightmare now for everyone involved.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yet Tapestry—the parent company of Coach—said Gen Z now accounts for roughly 35% of its new customers, helping the brand beat Wall Street expectations and raise its full-year forecast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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When my mother was reunited with Aggie, my sister (a millennial, of course) filmed it and promptly posted the short clip to TikTok.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Holevich adds that cleaning these surfaces promptly will help prevent long-term staining and lingering odors.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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New Balance Classics 530 Sneaker Winter-ready Ballet Flats Ballet flats aren’t just for warm weather anymore.—
Erica Paige,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Tariffs have also changed businesses’ calculations on what is or isn’t profitable anymore.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hopper saw a 40% increase in air travelers, adding its Disruption Assistance feature – which allows users to instantly rebook if their flight is delayed or canceled, or get a refund – overnight following the DOT’s announcement.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the CMPD Homicide Unit at 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a detective.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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The committee spent $40,000 for tickets, meals, lodging and transportation for a three-day stay in Las Vegas during the event, according to campaign finance records, paying Super Bowl beer sponsor Anheuser-Busch directly.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Outfit 5 This is the outfit that can do it all—take you straight to the office, out to a classy meal, or right onto a connecting flight.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Don’t want tender young shoots popping out when another polar vortex is right around the corner.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Right now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20now. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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