modern-day
adjective
mod·ern-day
ˈmä-dərn-ˈdā 
: existing today
problems facing most modern-day families
modern-day China
—often used to indicate that someone or something of the present is similar to someone or something of the pastThe two lovers are a modern-day Romeo and Juliet.
the modern-day equivalent of a town crier
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The ancient Ho-Chunk, who also inhabited modern-day Illinois and elsewhere, then turned to the arrow-straight elm, despite its unyielding, hardwood structure.
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Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
While modern-day Junkanoo appears to be a fun-loving mix of tradition and tourist fete, its colorful vibrancy has deep origins premised in Black liberation.
—Sasha C. Wells / Made By History, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Bob Dylan is one of the greatest musicians of all time, but modern-day teenage girls are not traditionally his biggest fans.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
In this area of Transcarpathia, a historical region in Eastern Europe that is now primarily part of modern-day Ukraine, there are local residents holding onto their history, traditional lifestyle, crafts and cultural identity.
—Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
While modern-day Junkanoo appears to be a fun-loving mix of tradition and tourist fete, its colorful vibrancy has deep origins premised in Black liberation.
—Sasha C. Wells / Made By History, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Bob Dylan is one of the greatest musicians of all time, but modern-day teenage girls are not traditionally his biggest fans.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
In this area of Transcarpathia, a historical region in Eastern Europe that is now primarily part of modern-day Ukraine, there are local residents holding onto their history, traditional lifestyle, crafts and cultural identity.
—Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Modern-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modern-day. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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