modern-day

adjective

mod·​ern-day ˈmä-dərn-ˈdā 

: existing today

problems facing most modern-day families

modern-day China

—often used to indicate that someone or something of the present is similar to someone or something of the past

The two lovers are a modern-day Romeo and Juliet.

the modern-day equivalent of a town crier

Examples of modern-day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The roots of modern-day prepping in the United States go back to the 1950s, when fears of nuclear war reached a fever pitch. —Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 June 2025

Advertisement Advertisement The Portuguese arrived in modern-day Brazil in 1500, establishing coastal settlements. —Time, 17 June 2025

Another possible line of observational evidence would be the detection of a black hole with a mass smaller than three times that of the sun in the modern-day universe. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 June 2025

So far in his tenure as chief baseball officer, little about the robotic Breslow has become clearer than his shortcomings as a modern-day GM. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for modern-day

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway