Contemporary
Contemporary adjective - Being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles.
Usage example: a magazine devoted to contemporary fashions
Now is a synonym for contemporary in time topic. In some cases you can use "Now" instead an adjective "Contemporary", when it comes to topics like modern.
Now
Now adjective - Keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment.
Contemporary is a synonym for now in time topic. You can use "Contemporary" instead an adjective "Now".
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- By the final commercial, the Hardways have switched to Time Warner and are now wearing contemporary clothes and using modern equipment, in glorious color.
Source: Cable/Satellite Mudslinging - After returning to their time, where Lois is now set to marry contemporary Tempus, they have to travel back to the old West to correct the situation, since the curse would not be placed on them during that era of history.
Source: Scarpia Ultimatum - This is not as extreme now that the Gospel Music Channel is now UP Channel, as they have begun to air more contemporary movies.
Source: Bowdlerise / Live-Action TV
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Now and Contemporary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemporary/now
Contemporary & Now. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemporary/now>.
Now or Contemporary. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemporary/now.
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