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 pastThe two lovers are a modern-day Romeo and Juliet.
the modern-day equivalent of a town crier
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It’s gotten so bad that, in one of the largest H-2A criminal cases ever, a federal judge described the abuse of these workers as a form of modern-day slavery.
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
In the sketch, Bargatze plays George Washington and explains the confusing nature of modern-day America.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The special will also provide a behind-the-scenes look at some of the park’s modern-day technology used throughout the resort.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Iron production had ups and downs Historical documents from the Mediterranean and modern-day France suggest that the waves of bubonic plague and smallpox might have contributed to the decline in iron production during the 4th and 5th centuries.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
In the sketch, Bargatze plays George Washington and explains the confusing nature of modern-day America.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The special will also provide a behind-the-scenes look at some of the park’s modern-day technology used throughout the resort.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Iron production had ups and downs Historical documents from the Mediterranean and modern-day France suggest that the waves of bubonic plague and smallpox might have contributed to the decline in iron production during the 4th and 5th centuries.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for modern-day
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“Modern-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modern-day. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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