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adj

1. present-day, existing, extant, current; living, alive, still alive; here, at this place, at hand, to hand, nigh, near, nearby, vicinal, about, afloat; attending, in attendance, in this company, among us, remaining, on duty.

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2.Usu. the present

now, this time, this point, this point in time; this very moment, this very hour, this very minute; this juncture, right now, just now, nowadays, today; the nonce, the time being, this day and age.

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v

1. give, bestow, donate, contribute; turn over, hand over, confer, award, accord, grant, put at [s.o.'s] disposal; vouchsafe, leave, entrust; allot, apportion, will, endow, furnish, Law. bequeath; assign, allocate, mete out, distribute, dispense, dole, dole out, Inf. fork out or over; hand out, supply, Inf. shell out, Inf. dish out, pay, tip.

2. proffer, offer, set forth, show, display; evidence, manifest, indicate, demonstrate; sponsor, introduce, show, exhibit, put on display, put on show, bring to notice; put on a show, make a production, bring to the public, put in the public eye; make visible, uncover, disclose, unscreen, raise the curtain on, expose to view, register, introduce.

3. aim, direct, point, run; (all of firearms) orient or position toward, track towards.

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4. gift, benefaction, favor, endowment; donation, donative, contribution, offering; tip, gratuity, bonus, prize, premium, giveaway, freebie, benefit, boon; charity, largess, alms, dole, handout; grant, aid, allowance, allotment