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
And instead of standard sneakers, try the strappy sneakerinas that are absolutely everywhere right now.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2026
Protein is everywhere right now, not just in your diet, but in your hair masks, too.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
Where are the Artemis II astronauts right now?
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
The board’s narrow focus right now is just on the variance, not on the commercial development as a whole.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2026
Protein is everywhere right now, not just in your diet, but in your hair masks, too.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
Where are the Artemis II astronauts right now?
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
The board’s narrow focus right now is just on the variance, not on the commercial development as a whole.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right now
Adverb
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What would currently support your sense of safety best?—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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Looming lawsuit Part of that confusion is because the program itself is currently being challenged in court.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Royal Bahamas Police Force did not immediately release the man's name, citing the organization's policy, but his attorney, Terrel Butler, identified him to CBS News as Brian Hooker.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The state senate passed Weiner’s bill 30-10, above the threshold legislation needs to be fast-tracked into law immediately after the governor signs it, in late January.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Her parents’ house was on West 23rd Street, just past where the Flatiron Building now stands, and only a few blocks away, on East 21st and the north side of Gramercy Park, there lived a longtime family acquaintance named George Templeton Strong.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The fight to fly ultralights from the Yuba County Airport has continued months after the county ended its yearslong ban of the small aircraft, with the Federal Aviation Administration now poised to rule on the claims of discrimination and lack of compliance alleged by ultralight pilots.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Dollander entered the game in the third inning and promptly struck out dangerous hitters Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Woods then jumped into his Cadillac Escalade and promptly ran over a fire hydrant and crashed into a neighbor’s tree.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Scorcio eventually couldn’t be physically close to Slim Shady anymore.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Black Republican members of Congress have decided for one reason or another not to be part of the GOP in Washington anymore.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That changes instantly with the current design.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Dejan Joveljic responded almost instantly for Sporting.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Wayfinding signage will direct you to the pedestrian bridge over the canal, which leads directly to Miami Freedom Park and Nu Stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Ravensbergen is a rare southpaw as a right-catching goalie (coincidentally, as is Askarov).—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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As the national government moves sharply right, Democratic voters have shifted left.—
Darius Khalil Gordon,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Right now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20now. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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