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Now and back when are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Now" instead an adverb phrase "Back when".

Now adverb - At the present time.

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Back when and now are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Back when" instead an adverb "Now".

Faux Yay: In the final confrontation between a now-broke and desperate Heinz and a similarly broke and desperate Meek, Heinz admits that he was merely pretending to be gay back when they were lovers.

Source: Film / Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Similar to Nick Fury, she's technically an Empowered Badass Normal now as she took a formula that stopped her aging and kept her in peak-level health back when she was a Russian spy.

Source: Badass Normal / Comic Books
Las Vegas back when the mob first came in and started building the hotels and casinos the city is now famous for.

Source: Boom Town

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