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
Complacency, cowardice and meek self-preservation won’t do here and now.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
But that pursuit has dominated the national research agenda at the expense of something far more urgent: improving the lives of autistic people and their families, here and now.
—Alice Kuo and Emily Hotez, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Yet what Caravaggio was really doing circa 1600, with this anti-academic technique, was something perhaps not so out of line with Francis’ approach: stripping the holy narrative of its adornments, to devote himself to the here and now.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
All the while, disconnected rebel groups strain to overcome disinformation campaigns, mass detainment, and general complacency to form a resistance that can effect change — not just in the long-run, but here and now.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for here and now
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
But that pursuit has dominated the national research agenda at the expense of something far more urgent: improving the lives of autistic people and their families, here and now.
—Alice Kuo and Emily Hotez, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Yet what Caravaggio was really doing circa 1600, with this anti-academic technique, was something perhaps not so out of line with Francis’ approach: stripping the holy narrative of its adornments, to devote himself to the here and now.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
All the while, disconnected rebel groups strain to overcome disinformation campaigns, mass detainment, and general complacency to form a resistance that can effect change — not just in the long-run, but here and now.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and now
Noun
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But today, the singer stops short of perfectionism.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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The programs were unveiled at Corus’s Specialty Upfront today in Canada.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Lee earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in nursing from UNC Charlotte in 2013, found a job at Atrium Health Union and started dating her now-husband.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Summer has plenty of occasions just right for a thoughtful present.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The girls club together to give her a toy train as a farewell present.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20now. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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