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 administration's attacks on modern-day repayment efforts include a lawsuit in Evanston, which was initially filed by Judicial Watch. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Tides could break modern-day records across Southern California in the coming days, the National Weather Service said. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

At the time, the project felt hyperbolic, largely because of the finger-wagging interventions of Zillah, a modern-day punk anarchist who ranted about Reagan as a new Hitler. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

All of that is a tremendous shy-away from modern-day data taking over. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 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