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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Film director Bruce Beresford updated the ducal court of Mantua to present-day Beverly Hills and Venice Beach. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 Roman troops occupied much of present-day Austria starting around 15 B.C., establishing the provinces of Raetia, Noricum, and Pannonia, according to Britannica. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025 In one respect, at least—as a symbol for present-day America—the vehicle really could not be improved. Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025 But that changed in the 1950s after a barge, loaded with construction materials to build a school, got stuck near present-day Newtok and couldn’t navigate farther upriver. Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 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 7 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

present-day

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