today
Americannoun
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this present day.
Today is beautiful.
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this present time or age.
the world of today.
adverb
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on this present day.
I will do it today.
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at the present time; in these days.
Today you seldom see horses.
adjective
noun
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this day, as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
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the present age
children of today
adverb
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during or on this day
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nowadays
Etymology
Origin of today
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English tō dæg; to, day
Example Sentences
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But today, cops tout Flock cameras at community meetings and some City Council members have paid to bring them to their districts.
From Los Angeles Times
The cluster would, the company declared, be "more than twice the size of many of today's leading campuses", comprising various buildings, an on-site electrical substation and wildflower areas.
From BBC
It isn’t surprising, then, that there will be fights today to decide whose dream of AI wins tomorrow.
"What we're looking at today is how to put up to 100,000 players on maps of 100, 200 or 300 square kilometres."
From Barron's
Or as the late Factory Records boss Tony Wilson once put it: "What Manchester does today, London does tomorrow."
From BBC
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