| 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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