ADVERB | all | nowadays, now, today | in these times |
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NOUN | time | nowadays, present | the period of time that is happening now |
Sounds | naw'ahdey.z | |
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Rhymes | ablaze ... ways: 57 rhymes with eyz... |
Meaning | The period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech. | |
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Synonym | present | |
Narrower | date | The present |
here and now, present moment, moment | At this time | |
now | The momentary present | |
time being, nonce | The present occasion | |
today | The present time or age | |
tonight | The present or immediately coming night | |
Broader | time | The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
Spanish | actualidad, presente | |
Catalan | actualitat, present |
Meaning | In these times. | |
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Example | "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford | |
Synonyms | now, today | |
Spanish | actualmente, hoy en día, hoy | |
Catalan | actualment, avui dia, avui en dia |
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