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
Baseball is the only major sport in San Diego right now.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Edikted Pleated Low-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans Denim trousers are having a moment right now, with fashion editors and celebrities like Katie Holmes cosigning the elevated jeans.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
While there is good reason to honor what came before, there is every reason to appreciate what is happening right now, and therein lies the issue that somehow managed to overshadow even the towering Hasheem Thabeet on a strange night in Storrs.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Oversized Cozy Cable Sweater Great travel starts with great pants—and right now, some of the most comfortable, flattering pairs are majorly marked down.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Edikted Pleated Low-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans Denim trousers are having a moment right now, with fashion editors and celebrities like Katie Holmes cosigning the elevated jeans.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
While there is good reason to honor what came before, there is every reason to appreciate what is happening right now, and therein lies the issue that somehow managed to overshadow even the towering Hasheem Thabeet on a strange night in Storrs.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Oversized Cozy Cable Sweater Great travel starts with great pants—and right now, some of the most comfortable, flattering pairs are majorly marked down.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right now
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Order Nanee’s polenta cakes with a hearty sauce that feels indulgent without being heavy; a seasonal gnocchi, currently with acorn squash and local mushrooms; or osso buco, perfect to share.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Crew-12 will join Expedition 74 crew members currently aboard the space station.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Meyer, an at-times combative career litigator, was brought in from the NHL Players Association in 2018 to add muscle to a bargaining team that was viewed as having surrendered ground in the negotiations for the 2017-2021 CBA, which was almost immediately panned as a loss for the players.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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McKinnor didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Though the holiday’s origins trace back to ancient China, it’s now celebrated across East and Southeast Asia and abroad.—
Phoebe Fry,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Feb. 2026
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The bill is now in the Senate after the House passed it on Wednesday.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2026
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Morris added that anyone with a history of anemia or who has an unexplained low red blood cell count should promptly be screened as well.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Every child deserves the support they are entitled to—delivered promptly and reliably.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Please see my education plan as there is no need to control this at the state level anymore.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Portable multi-screen displays aren’t fringe experiments anymore; the MagHub Quad Max suggests that the next step may simply be more screen real estate, without having to compromise mobility.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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Carolyn sneaks into a gala; Klein, the fairy godmother, introduces her to the instantly besotted prince, John.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, moments after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University, an eyewitness recorded and posted a TikTok video that went instantly viral.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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All four returning astronauts went directly to the hospital after splashing down in the Pacific near San Diego.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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These models from China are directly competing with video generation models such as OpenAI's Sora, as well as robotics models from Nvidia and Google.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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Finally, Alito is coming out with a book in October, right as the court will be starting a new term.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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That one of the bartenders in New Orleans reportedly mocked him by referencing Holes to THRfeels like something right out of that movie.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Right now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20now. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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