present-day

adjective

pres·​ent-day ˈpre-zᵊnt-ˈdā How to pronounce present-day (audio)
: now existing or occurring

Examples of present-day in a Sentence

present-day technology has rendered yesterday's marvels obsolete the present-day administration in Washington
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If Salles’ film is a reckoning with the sins of the past, Rasoulof’s Sacred Fig is a confrontation with the violence of present-day Iran. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025 What does ring true until the final frame of the show and into our present-day lives is that civilization and the civilized rarely occupy the same space. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025 The level rose, for example, when Rome organized control over present-day Spain and ramped up silver production in the region. Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025 How does present-day Kartel compare to the man that went away 13 years ago? Kyle Denis, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for present-day 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of present-day was in 1887

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“Present-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/present-day. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

present-day

adjective
pres·​ent-day
ˈprez-ᵊnt-ˈdā
: being or happening now
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