as in now
at the present time
nowadays it's rare for people to carry cash when they can pay by other methods
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The Dell managed the 4,000 points that indicate acceptable productivity in PCMark 10, but most laptop scores nowadays are in the 5,000 to 7,000 range, and its storage proved markedly slower than the pack's.
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PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2025
As a result, HDDs have nowadays been reduced to a secondary role in the consumer storage market.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
On that note, a lot of kids nowadays are increasingly getting their entertainment from places like YouTube and TikTok rather than traditional TV.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
What does an accolade-laden Colorado dude have to do to get a Power 4 basketball offer nowadays?
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2025
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PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2025
As a result, HDDs have nowadays been reduced to a secondary role in the consumer storage market.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
On that note, a lot of kids nowadays are increasingly getting their entertainment from places like YouTube and TikTok rather than traditional TV.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
What does an accolade-laden Colorado dude have to do to get a Power 4 basketball offer nowadays?
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowadays
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The administration has also revoked the visas of more than 1,000 international students, many of whom appeared to have never participated in protests, although those revocations are now on hold.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Related Articles That Zara, which sells womenswear and has been trading constantly since 1975, would be the first of more than 2,000 stores and the launchpad for what is now a 28-billion-euro brand.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
Adverb
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Ferguson said Gayton worked for many years as a driver, but didn’t like getting behind the wheel anymore.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Ryan Coogler didn’t want to hide anymore The film conveys two forms of peonage prominent in the 1930s South—labor arrangements not far removed from slavery.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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At the root of this opacity might be whatever strange thing is currently happening with time.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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Daniels’ Prizm Rookie Variation card is currently around $70 cheaper than his #347 Base Silver parallel.—
Tyler Holzhammer,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Nowadays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowadays. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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