present-day
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of present-day
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Phobos' present-day gravity field, shape, density, spectral properties, and changing orbit must all be reconciled within a single geophysical model.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
In August 1680 the Puebloans of present-day New Mexico rose up against Spanish efforts to replace their religion with Catholicism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The streamer brought in Koppelman and Levien, and the pair pitched a present-day casino story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Montgomery was killed and Arnold badly injured, and by the autumn of 1776 the British had recovered all the lost territory and then some, driving the Americans deep into present-day Vermont and New York.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
I wondered when my present-day back-home parents would give up on finding me alive.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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