present-day

American  

[prez-uhnt-dey] / ˈprɛz əntˈdeɪ /

adjective

1. current; modern.

   present-day techniques; present-day English.

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present-day British  

noun

1. (modifier) of the modern day; current

   I don't like present-day fashions

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Etymology

Origin of present-day

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

This is the sort of observation that makes Ms. Ypi, a professor of political theory at the London School of Economics, unpopular with many present-day Albanians.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pope Leo XIV on Friday visited the ruins in Iznik, as present-day Nicaea is called, to mark the council’s 1700th anniversary.

From The Wall Street Journal

The author, a professor of Latin American history at Northwestern University, begins his saga in April 1519, when Hernán Cortés landed on Mexico’s eastern coast, near present-day Veracruz.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fall of el-Fasher, in the Darfur region, after an 18-month RSF siege brings together the different layers of the country's conflict – with echoes of its dark past and the brutality of its present-day war.

From BBC

Hernández’s androgynous wardrobe and open queerness bring another layer of potential discrimination, but despite the rampant homophobia persistent in present-day Cuba, she doesn’t feel much resistance.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• contemporary
• modern