as in today
the time currently existing or in progress
while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now
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Recent Examples of here and now
But the Hawks’ present-day problems ripped them right back into the here and now.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Which is great for grounding one’s morality in the here and now.
—Gayle Forman, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Those, too, could provide a little escape in dark times — or maybe even some help in processing our fears about the state of everything in the here and now.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The claim wasn’t that everything was fine and dandy in the here and now.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Which is great for grounding one’s morality in the here and now.
—Gayle Forman, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Those, too, could provide a little escape in dark times — or maybe even some help in processing our fears about the state of everything in the here and now.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The claim wasn’t that everything was fine and dandy in the here and now.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for here and now
Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and now
Noun
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Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
John Lynch,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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
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At present, the line of 500 possible asteroid positions (pictured below) on Dec. 22, 2032, measures 1.2 million miles long.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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On the road is where Palace are thriving at present.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20now. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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