as in now
the time currently existing or in progress
live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself
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as in currently
at the present time
even today, arranged marriages remain a common practice in some parts of the world
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Recent Examples of today
Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
The company revealed that in today’s complex and contested battlefields, operators rely on fast and accurate communications to inform key decisions in the field.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Rather than serve as a critique of any of the networks’ press shops, though, this is all a good reminder that in today’s attention economy, TV ratings themselves are only part of the story.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Vevers is exploring sustainability at Coach today in two ways.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Here's what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
The company revealed that in today’s complex and contested battlefields, operators rely on fast and accurate communications to inform key decisions in the field.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Rather than serve as a critique of any of the networks’ press shops, though, this is all a good reminder that in today’s attention economy, TV ratings themselves are only part of the story.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Vevers is exploring sustainability at Coach today in two ways.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for today
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
Adverb
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There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause remains unknown.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The White House is currently locked in a court battle over the legality of this practice, where the administration could refuse to spend money approved by Congress.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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At present, there are no details on the containment or cause of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Far from being relegated to America’s past, educational inequality is part of our present.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So while there are no secrets between Alcaraz and Sinner anymore, no one quite knows what to expect.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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For Gerard, a fourth-generation crop farmer, only in his 20s, working the fields of the Mississippi River bottomlands in Alexander County, Illinois, there was no sense in fighting the water anymore.—
Julia Rendleman,
ProPublica,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/today. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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