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

While watching these sweeping period pieces may seem like a door to another world, the ancient footwear style has carried over thousand of years to secure a place in our modern-day fashion landscape. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

The story contrasts past, more restrained immigration enforcement with today’s shootings, urging that Salgado Araujo be remembered as a modern-day martyr of the American dream and immigrants’ increasingly precarious lives. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

The company is putting together a potential modern-day materials colossus that, pending closure, would include the key materials needed to make semiconductors — Club name Qnity is a big competitor — and run nuclear power plants . — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 July 2026

Of course, Genevieve Dreizen, a modern-day etiquette and boundaries expert and COO and co-founder of Fresh Starts Registry, says when in doubt, a good rule of thumb is just to bring the child who is invited. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 July 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