Once upon a time
Today and once upon a time are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Today" instead an adverb phrase "Once upon a time".
Today
Today adverb - At the present time.
Once upon a time and today are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Once upon a time" instead an adverb "Today".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- late and once upon a time
- late and today
- already and once upon a time
- already and today
- at once and once upon a time
- at once and today
- now and once upon a time
- now and today
- in a minute and once upon a time
- in a minute and today
- nowadays and once upon a time
- nowadays and today
- at present and once upon a time
- at present and today
Both terms in one sentence
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Once upon a time flying was not the relatively mundane commute that it is today, but an adventure into an unexplored realm, a victory over gravity that was long thought to be impossible.
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Crapsack World: "Once Upon A Time In The West", which draws parallels between today's world and the lawless "Wild West".
Source: Music / Dire Straits -
Ironically, today's audiences probably recognize Fonda from his drastically against-type role in Once Upon a Time in the West as a psychotic gunslinger.Fonda was married five times.
Source: Creator / Henry Fonda
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