these days
idiom
: at the present time
It seems that everyone has a cell phone these days.
What kind of music are you listening to these days?
These days, she has a very busy social life.
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Richards — who, her children note, has always attempted to to shield them from their dad's headline-making antics — is on good terms with her ex-husband these days.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Photo: Francois Duhamel / Columbia Pictures While nothing beats a romantic meet-cute while traveling solo, these days, such serendipitous encounters—sans the apps—tend to be rare.
—Deanna Romano, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Historical biography and the civil rights bibliography take most of my time these days.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
But while the words ‘trendy’ and ‘Champs-Élysées’ are seldom uttered in the same sentence these days, there is nothing stuffy about this stalwart of Paris’ most famous avenue.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Photo: Francois Duhamel / Columbia Pictures While nothing beats a romantic meet-cute while traveling solo, these days, such serendipitous encounters—sans the apps—tend to be rare.
—Deanna Romano, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Historical biography and the civil rights bibliography take most of my time these days.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
But while the words ‘trendy’ and ‘Champs-Élysées’ are seldom uttered in the same sentence these days, there is nothing stuffy about this stalwart of Paris’ most famous avenue.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“These days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/these%20days. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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