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 The shifting nature of public opinion nowadays demands tough talk, of strong borders and rule of law. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 20 May 2025 Feeling confident in this industry nowadays is easier said than done however. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 May 2025 From Google Docs and Microsoft Outlook to Slack and Zoom, SaaS products are everywhere nowadays, but the recent unprecedented growth of AI/GenAI has accelerated the global enterprise software market even faster. Matthew Buckingham, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 The Boston Celtics, because of one injury to Jayson Tatum, have to rethink their entire future, just because of the severe restrictions on expensive teams nowadays. Fred Katz, New York Times, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nowadays
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Adverb
  • With today’s renewal, All American will now get a chance to resolve the cliffhanger from its Season 7 finale, which cut to black before viewers could learn who won a pivotal playoff game between the Beverly High Eagles and South Crenshaw Chargers.
    Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 2 June 2025
  • The brand now creates looks that pair overshirts with pants, short coats with pants, and outerwear with pants, sold as separates but designed to work cohesively as suiting.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
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  • Pitches barely on, or in many cases slightly off, the outside part of the plate that were frequently called strikes aren’t anymore.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • That these characters are for everybody else, but then me as Sydney is not for me anymore.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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  • Current Incidents: There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025
  • There’s such a broad range of balls on the market currently, each of which players quite like.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 June 2025

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“Nowadays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowadays. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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