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present-day

American  
[prez-uhnt-dey] / ˈprɛz əntˈdeɪ /

adjective

  1. current; modern.

    present-day techniques; present-day English.


present-day British  

noun

  1. (modifier) of the modern day; current

    I don't like present-day fashions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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