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| 1. | [ adverb ] in these times | |
| Synonyms: | now today | |
| Examples: | "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets" "today almost every home has television" |
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| 2. | [ noun ] the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech | |
| Synonyms: | present | |
| Examples: | "that is enough for the present" "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" |
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| Related terms: | time today date times now tonight here_and_now time_being | |
