present-day

adjective

pres·​ent-day ˈpre-zᵊnt-ˈdā How to pronounce present-day (audio)
: now existing or occurring

Examples of present-day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Avars, once a nomadic people, migrated from Central Asia to Eastern Europe in the 6th century and conquered significant territories, including parts of present-day Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 Big deal Broadridge's 2024 CX & Communications Consumer Insight Survey examines how consumers feel about present-day communication experiences across various industries. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024 The book goes back and forth in time between the first desperate days of her curse and present-day New York where she's figured out how to push up against its limits and carve out a life—until one day, everything changes. Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024 The new appeal hinges on conducting state-of-the-art DNA testing on the mattress and a hammer with present-day technology. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Apr. 2024 Such abstruse questions seem far removed from present-day concerns. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024 These books will take you from murder in present-day Texas to cryptography in Cold War Berlin to an online community that might hold the solution to a missing-person case. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024 In a forced march, the Navajo walked for hundreds of miles to Bosque Redondo at Fort Sumner, in present-day New Mexico, where they were incarcerated. Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024 Around 1902, the village of Pembroke sprouted near present-day Carver Ranches, and many of the early settlers were from north Florida. Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of present-day was in 1887

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Cite this Entry

“Present-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/present-day. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

present-day

adjective
pres·​ent-day
ˈprez-ᵊnt-ˈdā
: being or happening now
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