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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Three farmsteads unearthed at the settlement in present-day Delbrück-Bentfeld date back to the first centuries AD during the Romans’ push into Germania, according to an April 1 news release from the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025 The director visits sites that figured prominently in D’Annunzio’s reign, such as a present-day apartment building that was then a prison, and reveals surviving traces and artifacts of the regime. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025 In pairing scenes of the couple with present-day footage from South and East Asia, Gomes gestures at a troubling history of cinematic distortions. The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Saxon and Lochlan In terms of present-day action, the brothers don’t do a whole lot in this episode. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 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 14 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

present-day

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