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Recent Examples of present-day In Act 1: Velvet and Vice, fans are greeted by present-day Gaga wearing a black bob. Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 12 Apr. 2025 The promise of a rescue in the wilderness and a present-day battle to the death between the remaining survivors is tantalizing. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 Used in present-day ecology and conservation, occupancy modeling aims to account for the fact that a species may be overlooked or not detected even when present in a particular area. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025 But Guerrero’s annual average salary of $35.7 million pales in comparison to Soto’s ($51 million) and Ohtani’s (about $46 million in present-day value). Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for present-day
Recent Examples of Synonyms for present-day
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  • That Seguin came back is one of those modern medical marvels, but he can’t be expected to carry too much.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Despite the awkward journey to this match, Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton created a babyface vs. heel dynamic that is hard to come by given how jaded modern wrestling fans have become.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • After all, only six No. 8 seeds have eliminated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs since the current 16-team NBA playoff format was instituted for the 1983-84 season.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • While the English top flight stands out globally for its elite level of football, the choice of listening material among its current managers is much more middle of the road, with Coldplay the band most cited during our writers’ research.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • And even now, contemporary artists like Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa have embraced the disco beat.
    Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • But contemporary critics such as Arthur Kropp, the president in 1991 of the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, did see the dustup as a portent way back then.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • Nirvana and Unplugged in New York Are Also Charting While Nevermind and In Utero are the only Nirvana releases that return in any fashion, two other efforts from the band are also present.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The defense team said the family understood, despite some traveling to be present.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • Season 5 to explore new relationship, show creator says While some may still be rooting for Emily to patch things up with Gabriel, the focus of this upcoming season will be Emily's relationship with Marcello, Star told Tudum.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • First discovered: 4 hours ago, 12:37 p.m. April 18 Initial location: San Mateo County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Hill Ic A new wildfire was reported today at 12:37 p.m. in San Mateo County.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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  • His first significant trip outside Rome as pontiff was to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, a key site in Europe's ongoing migration crisis.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine By Eugene Finkel Finkel, a historian and political scientist, offers a nuanced and highly readable account of the complex history of Ukraine from medieval times to the ongoing Russian invasion.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Present-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/present-day. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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