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
Researchers investigating an archaeological site in present-day Côte d'Ivoire found evidence that humans were living in wet tropical forests roughly 150,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • May 20, 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
She also wonders whether even the suburban parks built a few decades ago in more upscale neighborhoods for one kind of demographic — the 9-to-5 workers with nuclear families — meet present-day lifestyle.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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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