nowadays
adverb
now·a·days
ˈnau̇-(ə-)ˌdāz 
: at the present time
People don't wear hats much nowadays.
Examples of nowadays in a Sentence
People don't wear hats much nowadays.
nowadays it's rare for people to carry cash when they can pay by other methods
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Others are not Many major retailers continue to say that American shoppers, including some with high incomes, are spending their dollars more carefully nowadays.
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
No prizes for guessing the length of the 28' Model Tiny, but for the metric-inclined that works out at 8.5 meters, which is on the smaller side nowadays for a North American model but still larger than Dragon Tiny Homes' recent Kemi, for example.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2024
Almost all grooming products claim to be natural nowadays, but Esker strikes an ideal balance between actually being natural and effective.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2024
How did this simple and wild fairytale from a faraway land capture the hearts of reserved Estonians and accompanied the tumultuous transition from collectivism to individualism?
Pitch: Doesn’t life nowadays look like a soap opera?
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
No prizes for guessing the length of the 28' Model Tiny, but for the metric-inclined that works out at 8.5 meters, which is on the smaller side nowadays for a North American model but still larger than Dragon Tiny Homes' recent Kemi, for example.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2024
Almost all grooming products claim to be natural nowadays, but Esker strikes an ideal balance between actually being natural and effective.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2024
How did this simple and wild fairytale from a faraway land capture the hearts of reserved Estonians and accompanied the tumultuous transition from collectivism to individualism?
Pitch: Doesn’t life nowadays look like a soap opera?
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
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nowadays
adverb
now·a·days
ˈnau̇-(ə-)ˌdāz
: at the present time
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