present-day
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of present-day
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Several members of the present-day AI illuminati have ties to the university.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Paris — There’s a present-day answer to the question that was posed in verse by the French medieval poet and street brawler François Villon: “Where are the snows of yesteryear?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
That is a hard ceiling on what present-day AI can do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Genetically, most present-day Europeans have some of each.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Yet it couldn’t be that long ago . . . the Dumbledore sitting next to him now was silver-haired, just like the present-day Dumbledore.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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