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

Over the audio clips, images cut between trial footage, modern-day interviews, and staged reenactments. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Artificial plays like a modern-day parable in which the trickster god seduces the innocent. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Fans have been making the pilgrimage for years, but photographs of a mass gathering on the bridge between the band’s Prague concerts in 2024 appear to have helped fuel a modern-day boom. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

And though Wright houses are sometimes critiqued for not meeting the standards necessary for modern-day living, Kayne explains that the house is extremely comfortable for their needs. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for modern-day

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