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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The modern-day world record for the species was caught in 1925 in Nevada and weighed 41 pounds.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
The project, written by Oliver Draiv, explores the origins of Sherlock Holmes’ greatest adversary against the backdrop of modern-day Turin.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 June 2026
Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
The superantigen is also present in modern-day Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, an infection that naturally occurs in animals.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
The project, written by Oliver Draiv, explores the origins of Sherlock Holmes’ greatest adversary against the backdrop of modern-day Turin.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 June 2026
Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
The superantigen is also present in modern-day Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, an infection that naturally occurs in animals.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
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 21 Jun. 2026.
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