present-day
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of present-day
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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In some ways, “The Boys” version of present-day America looks more humane than ours.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
We cannot be sure if this was the city in present-day Colombia or the port of the same name in Spain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"The present-day relief of Central Asia was largely built by the India-Eurasia collision and ongoing convergence," said co-author Associate Professor Stijn Glorie, from Adelaide University's School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
In the present-day AI boom, OpenAI is generally credited with popularizing the MTS, Jayden Clark, the Silicon Valley culture commentator behind the viral X account @creatine_cycle, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
The flourishing field of evolutionary psychology argues that many of our present-day social and psychological characteristics were shaped during this long pre-agricultural era.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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