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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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 Our present-day status with AI tends to suggest that the one-big-brain theory is a bust. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 An independent city that at its height spanned hundreds of acres was eventually conquered by the Mesopotamian king Sargon, who hailed from the city Akkad (believed to be near present-day Baghdad), in 2300 BCE. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025 Shohei Ohtani's 10-year, $700 million contract signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Dec. 2023 contained so much deferred money, its present-day value was calculated at $437,830,563 by the MLB Players Association ($460.8 million by MLB). Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 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 27 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

present-day

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