modern-day
adjective
mod·ern-day
ˈmä-dərn-ˈdā 
: existing today
problems facing most modern-day families
modern-day China
—often used to indicate that someone or something of the present is similar to someone or something of the pastThe two lovers are a modern-day Romeo and Juliet.
the modern-day equivalent of a town crier
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As the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers showed in the finals, depth and diversity of talent is the modern-day way to the mountaintop.
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
That level of greatness is the source of modern-day mythmaking.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
At the time, this film was marketed as a kind of modern-day comedy of remarriage, in which on-the-outs small-town husband-and-wife Dennis Quaid and Roberts got back together.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Rooted in symbolism, her jewelry motifs serve as modern-day talismans celebrating luck, love and protection.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
That level of greatness is the source of modern-day mythmaking.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
At the time, this film was marketed as a kind of modern-day comedy of remarriage, in which on-the-outs small-town husband-and-wife Dennis Quaid and Roberts got back together.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Rooted in symbolism, her jewelry motifs serve as modern-day talismans celebrating luck, love and protection.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Modern-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modern-day. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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