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
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
Lo and behold, today, her American children… have titles.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
It was announced today that Simone Bellotti, who in four seasons as Bally creative director transformed it into a cooler-than-cool IYKYK brand, will be taking the top spot vacated by Lucie and Luke Meier at Jil Sander, effective immediately.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The recruitment effort, known as Project Red TX, is still operating today.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
First discovered: 6:47 p.m. March 9 Initial location: Sonoma County, Calif.
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: Depot
A new wildfire was reported today at 6:47 p.m. in Sonoma County.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
Lo and behold, today, her American children… have titles.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
It was announced today that Simone Bellotti, who in four seasons as Bally creative director transformed it into a cooler-than-cool IYKYK brand, will be taking the top spot vacated by Lucie and Luke Meier at Jil Sander, effective immediately.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The recruitment effort, known as Project Red TX, is still operating today.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for today
Noun
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The Padres are built to win now and this is a win-now type of trade that hurts but makes an immediate difference.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
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Pugh and Braff's red carpet appearance was the first time the now-exes have done a public appearance together.—
Naledi Ushe,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2023
Adverb
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The film is currently in post-production and should be finished by summer.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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China is currently facing a sluggish consumer landscape, with the most recent consumer price index in February registering its steepest fall in over a year and producer price index in contractionary territory since October 2022.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their mighty rotation is under some duress at present, as top starter George Kirby is questionable for the start of the season with shoulder inflammation.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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At present, information regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew conducting the prescribed fire is unavailable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Many top companies, including Google, Meta and IBM, don’t require a university degree at all anymore, let alone an MBA.—
Chris Haroun,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Bengals’ front office reputation of not paying market value isn’t entirely fair anymore, especially of late given the team has been in the top 20 of salary cash totals since 2023.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/today. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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