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
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.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
Ices Galore In its studies closest to the here and now, SPHEREx will look for assorted ices throughout the Milky Way and its neighboring galaxies.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Large-cap pharmaceutical manufacturer AbbVie (ABBV) is judged to be an excellent opportunity on the long side, here and now, having sold off some 25%, right to a level of support where rebound potential is high.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
The alternative is to focus on the here and now, and leave your successor wishing for a time machine.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
Ices Galore In its studies closest to the here and now, SPHEREx will look for assorted ices throughout the Milky Way and its neighboring galaxies.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Large-cap pharmaceutical manufacturer AbbVie (ABBV) is judged to be an excellent opportunity on the long side, here and now, having sold off some 25%, right to a level of support where rebound potential is high.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
The alternative is to focus on the here and now, and leave your successor wishing for a time machine.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and now
Noun
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Millennials, now the largest generation in the U.S., are a force in today’s art market, rebooting the rules of collecting.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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May 20 First discovered: 7 hours ago, 2:07 p.m. May 20 Initial location: Lower Ranch Road and Petes Crossing, near Agua, Riverside County, Calif. Fire unit: Cal Fire Riverside Unit Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Crossing Fire Crossing Fire initially started today at 2:07 p.m. in Riverside County.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 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 1 Jun. 2025.
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