Present
Present adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Way back
Both terms in one sentence
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The comic took six whole years to slowly work its way back to the present, but it finally got there.
Source: Webcomic / The Zombie Hunters - In a similar vein was the episode "Every Which Way But Ed," where the Eds end up getting physically lost in the flashbacks of multiple secondary characters, and must find their way back to the present.
Source: Clip Show -
Sandy and Dennys have to find a way back to the present before "many waters" flood the desert.
Source: Literature / Many Waters
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Way back and Present. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/way_back
Present & Way back. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/way_back>.
Way back or Present. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/way_back.
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