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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Recent Examples of nowadays
But nowadays, unconditional US aid to Israel is deeply unpopular with Democratic voters, who are more likely than ever to sympathize with Palestinians over the Jewish state.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
It’s expected nowadays that robot vacuums clean in orderly rows rather than bumping around at random.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Missing out on the Champions League this spring would put a dent in that sustainability, but Liverpool, perhaps more than any of football’s ‘big’ clubs nowadays, don’t really operate in the short term.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Things are easier nowadays, with grocery and medicine deliveries at the click of a button.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
It’s expected nowadays that robot vacuums clean in orderly rows rather than bumping around at random.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Missing out on the Champions League this spring would put a dent in that sustainability, but Liverpool, perhaps more than any of football’s ‘big’ clubs nowadays, don’t really operate in the short term.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Things are easier nowadays, with grocery and medicine deliveries at the click of a button.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
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Her parents’ house was on West 23rd Street, just past where the Flatiron Building now stands, and only a few blocks away, on East 21st and the north side of Gramercy Park, there lived a longtime family acquaintance named George Templeton Strong.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The fight to fly ultralights from the Yuba County Airport has continued months after the county ended its yearslong ban of the small aircraft, with the Federal Aviation Administration now poised to rule on the claims of discrimination and lack of compliance alleged by ultralight pilots.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Scorcio eventually couldn’t be physically close to Slim Shady anymore.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Black Republican members of Congress have decided for one reason or another not to be part of the GOP in Washington anymore.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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What would currently support your sense of safety best?—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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Looming lawsuit Part of that confusion is because the program itself is currently being challenged in court.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Nowadays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowadays. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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