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now
(Slang) Currently fashionable; trendy:
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  1. (Slang) Currently fashionable; trendy:
  2. (Informal) Of the present or current time
existing
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
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  1. That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
contemporary
Current; modern:
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  1. Current; modern:
  2. Belonging to the same period of time:
  3. Of or in the style of the present or recent times; modern
contemporaneous
Existing or happening in the same period of time
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  1. Existing or happening in the same period of time
coeval
Originating or existing during the same period; lasting through the same era.
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  1. Originating or existing during the same period; lasting through the same era.
ad hoc
Formed for or concerned with one specific purpose:
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  1. Formed for or concerned with one specific purpose:
  2. For a special case only, without general application
  3. For this; for a particular purpose. For example, ad hoc committees are often created to accomplish a particular purpose. For this; for a particular purpose. For example, ad hoc committees are often created to accomplish a particular purpose.
immediate
Acting or occurring without the interposition of another agency or object; direct:
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  1. Acting or occurring without the interposition of another agency or object; direct:
  2. Of or near the present time:
  3. Occurring at once; happening without delay:
instant
Appearing, done, or taking place with great quickness and ease:
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  1. Appearing, done, or taking place with great quickness and ease:
  2. Without delay; immediate
  3. Quickly and easily resolved or determined:
prompt
Being on time; punctual.
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  1. Being on time; punctual.
  2. Quick to act or to do what is required; ready, punctual, etc.
  3. Done, spoken, etc. at once or without delay
today
(Informal) Characterized by, exemplifying, or knowing what is most modern or fashionable; up-to-date
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  1. (Informal) Characterized by, exemplifying, or knowing what is most modern or fashionable; up-to-date
  2. Concerned with or relating to the present time:
within-reach
At a distance close enough to touch by reaching.
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  1. At a distance close enough to touch by reaching.
  2. (Idiomatic) Near (to); close (to); at a close distance (to).
instant
A particular moment
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  1. A particular moment
  2. A food or beverage designed for quick preparation.
  3. A particular or precise time:
this-time
​On this occasion (as opposed last time or next time)
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  1. ​On this occasion (as opposed last time or next time)
now
The present time or moment:
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  1. The present time or moment:
gift
The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
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  1. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
  2. The act of giving:
  3. A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination:
grant
One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.
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  1. One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.
  2. Something granted, as property, a tract of land, an exclusive right or power, money from a fund, etc.
  3. Something granted, especially a giving of funds for a specific purpose:
donation
The act of donating
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  1. The act of donating
  2. The act of giving to a fund or cause.
  3. A gift or grant.
exhibit
To present for others to see:
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  1. To present for others to see:
  2. To present or expose to view; show; display
  3. To show outwardly; display:
show
To demonstrate by reasoning or procedure:
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  1. To demonstrate by reasoning or procedure:
  2. (Slang) To make an appearance; show up:
  3. To enter (animals, flowers, etc.) in a competitive show
manifest
To make clear or evident; show plainly; reveal; evince
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  1. To make clear or evident; show plainly; reveal; evince
  2. To become manifest; be revealed:
  3. To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal:
imply
To involve by logical necessity; entail:
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  1. To involve by logical necessity; entail:
  2. To have as a necessary part, condition, or effect; contain, include, or involve naturally or necessarily
  3. To indicate indirectly or by allusion; hint; suggest; intimate
infer
(Obs.) To bring on or about; cause; induce
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  1. (Obs.) To bring on or about; cause; induce
  2. To involve by logical necessity; entail:
  3. To indicate indirectly; imply
intimate
To make known indirectly; hint or imply
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  1. To make known indirectly; hint or imply
  2. To make evident indirectly:
  3. To state or express indirectly:
donate
(Chemistry) To provide an electron or atom, for example, for combination with an acceptor.
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  1. (Chemistry) To provide an electron or atom, for example, for combination with an acceptor.
  2. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
  3. To give, esp. to some philanthropic or religious cause; contribute
proffer
To offer for acceptance; tender:
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  1. To offer for acceptance; tender:
  2. A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof. A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof.
  3. To offer (usually something intangible)
put forth
To give or supply; to make or create (implies trying or striving)
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  1. To give or supply; to make or create (implies trying or striving)
sponsor
To act as sponsor for
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  1. To act as sponsor for
grant
To transfer rights in real or personal property; in litigation, accession by the court to a party’s request made by motion or pleading.
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  1. To transfer rights in real or personal property; in litigation, accession by the court to a party’s request made by motion or pleading.
  2. To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested):
  3. To give or confer officially or formally:
bestow
To give or present as a gift
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  1. To give or present as a gift
  2. (Obs.) To give in marriage
  3. To apply; use:
confer
To bestow (an honor, for example):
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  1. To bestow (an honor, for example):
  2. To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult:
  3. To give, grant, or bestow
do
(Slang) To kill; murder.
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  1. (Slang) To kill; murder.
  2. To carry on; manage:
  3. To participate in (a meal or an activity) with another person:
impersonate
To pretend to be for purposes of fraud
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  1. To pretend to be for purposes of fraud
  2. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently:
  3. (Now Rare) To represent in the form of a person; personify; embody
now
The present time or moment:
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  1. The present time or moment:
nowadays
The present time
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  1. The present time
today
The present time or period
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  1. The present time or period
  2. A current day or date.
contemporary
Belonging to the same period of time:
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  1. Belonging to the same period of time:
  2. Current; modern:
  3. Of or in the style of the present or recent times; modern
current
Belonging to the present time:
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  1. Belonging to the present time:
  2. (Accounting) Designating any asset that would normally be converted into cash within one year
  3. A flow of positive electric charge. The strength of current flow in any medium is related to voltage differences in that medium, as well as the electrical properties of the medium, and is measured in amperes. Since electrons are stipulated to have a negative charge, current in an electrical circuit actually flows in the opposite direction of the movement of electrons.
existent
Having existence or being; existing
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  1. Having existence or being; existing
  2. Having life or being; existing.
  3. Occurring or present at the moment; current.
existing
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
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  1. That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
new
Designating the more or most recent of two or more things of the same class, though both may be old
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  1. Designating the more or most recent of two or more things of the same class, though both may be old
  2. In place names, a prefix added to the name of a newly established place, intended to convey that the newly established place will share some characteristic of an older place for which the new place is named.
  3. Inexperienced or unaccustomed:
now
Of the present time; current:
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  1. Of the present time; current:
  2. (Slang) Currently fashionable; trendy:
present-day
Now in existence or progress; current:
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  1. Now in existence or progress; current:
  2. Of the present time
  3. In existence now; current or contemporary
acquaint
To inform:
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  1. To inform:
  2. To cause to come to know personally:
  3. To let (someone) know; give knowledge to; make (someone) aware; inform
introduce
To provide (someone) with a beginning knowledge or first experience of something:
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  1. To provide (someone) with a beginning knowledge or first experience of something:
  2. To bring in and establish in a new place or environment:
  3. To put inside or into; insert or inject:
act
To serve or function as a substitute for another:
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  1. To serve or function as a substitute for another:
  2. To carry out an action:
  3. A statute. A statute. Something done or performed. The process of doing or performing. See also actus reus, overt act and omission.
do
To behave or conduct oneself; act:
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  1. To behave or conduct oneself; act:
  2. Used to give emphasis, or as a legal convention
  3. To give; render
dramatize
To adapt (a story or literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.
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  1. To adapt (a story or literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.
  2. To present or draw attention to in a dramatic way:
  3. To regard or present (actions, oneself, etc.) as though in a play; give dramatic quality to
enact
To make into law:
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  1. To make into law:
  2. To represent or perform in or as in a play; act out
  3. To act (something) out, as on a stage:
give
To accord or tender to another:
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  1. To accord or tender to another:
  2. To place in the hands of; pass:
  3. To carry out (a physical movement):
perform
To give a public presentation of; present:
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  1. To give a public presentation of; present:
  2. To give a performance of; render or enact (a piece of music, a dramatic role, etc.)
  3. To act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
stage
To be suitable for presentation on the stage
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  1. To be suitable for presentation on the stage
  2. To exhibit or present to an audience:
  3. To arrange and carry out:
bestow
To apply; use:
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  1. To apply; use:
  2. To give or present as a gift
  3. (Obs.) To give in marriage
give
To place in the hands of; pass:
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  1. To place in the hands of; pass:
  2. To accord or tender to another:
  3. To perform for an audience:
accord
To be in agreement or harmony (with)
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  1. To be in agreement or harmony (with)
  2. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate:
  3. To grant or concede; bestow
award
To give by the decision of a law court or arbitrator
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  1. To give by the decision of a law court or arbitrator
  2. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of a court, jury, or administrative tribunal granting damages or other relief to a party. To formally grant such relief. See also confirmation, judgment, and order.
  3. To grant as merited or due:
bestow
To give or present as a gift
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  1. To give or present as a gift
  2. (Obs.) To give in marriage
  3. To apply; use:
confer
To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult:
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  1. To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult:
  2. To give, grant, or bestow
  3. To bestow (an honor, for example):
grant
To transfer rights in real or personal property; in litigation, accession by the court to a party’s request made by motion or pleading.
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  1. To transfer rights in real or personal property; in litigation, accession by the court to a party’s request made by motion or pleading.
  2. To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested):
  3. To give or confer officially or formally:
adduce
To compile or offer, generally in the context of introducing evidence at trial. To compile or offer, generally in the context of introducing evidence at trial.
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  1. To compile or offer, generally in the context of introducing evidence at trial. To compile or offer, generally in the context of introducing evidence at trial.
  2. To give as a reason or proof; cite as an example
cite
To quote (a passage, book, speech, writer, etc.)
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  1. To quote (a passage, book, speech, writer, etc.)
  2. To make reference to a previous court decision. Often used with to:
  3. To quote or refer to (a book or author, for example) as an authority or example in making an argument.
lay
To devise; contrive:
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  1. To devise; contrive:
  2. To spread over a surface:
  3. To produce and deposit:
allege
To assert positively, or declare; affirm; esp., to assert without proof
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  1. To assert positively, or declare; affirm; esp., to assert without proof
  2. To state (a plea or excuse, for example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation:
  3. (Archaic) To bring forward as an authority.
extend
To make available; provide:
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  1. To make available; provide:
  2. To cause to move at full gallop. Used of a horse.
  3. To present; offer:
offer
To make available; afford:
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  1. To make available; afford:
  2. To provide; furnish:
  3. To present as an act of worship:
proffer
A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof. A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof.
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  1. A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof. A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof.
  2. To offer (usually something intangible)
  3. To offer for acceptance; tender:
tender
(Archaic) To treat with tenderness
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  1. (Archaic) To treat with tenderness
  2. To submit as a tender
  3. To offer in payment of an obligation
volunteer
To do charitable or helpful work without pay:
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  1. To do charitable or helpful work without pay:
  2. To give or offer to give voluntarily:
  3. To freely choose to enter or offer to enter into any service; enlist
gift
The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
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  1. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
  2. The act of giving:
  3. A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination:
presentation
The style or manner with which something is offered for consideration or display:
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  1. The style or manner with which something is offered for consideration or display:
  2. The way in which a food is served; esp., the often artistic arrangement of food on a plate to make it especially appealing
  3. A gift
handsel
A specimen or foretaste of what is to come.
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  1. A specimen or foretaste of what is to come.
  2. The first use or specimen of anything, regarded as a token of what is to follow
  3. A gift to express good wishes at the beginning of a new year or enterprise.
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  • Carmen asked, setting a freshly-wrapped present aside.

  • Let him present his side.

  • In other words, food is present, but some cannot afford it.

  • He stopped thinking about the past and his gaze seemed to come to the present.

  • He'd nearly reached the end of the alley when the hair on the back of his neck rose like it did when a Watcher was present, only this was no Watcher.

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