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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What is today a bridal shop is one of four buildings in present-day Lawrence that survived Quantrill’s raid. Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025 The film was One Battle After Another, Anderson’s high-octane adaptation of Vineland, Thomas Pynchon’s anarchic 1990 novel about a crew of former leftist revolutionaries — the French 75 — living in a slightly more dystopian version of present-day America. Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 As Deadline revealed in December, the show is expected to remain on the same present-day timeline as the original series, with the new offshoot sharing the most DNA with the mothership of any show in the universe to date. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025 Set in present-day Manhattan, Dorothy will use the Yellow Brick Road as a metaphor for the challenges and choices facing young adults today. Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 26 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

present-day

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