Synonyms of present-daynext
: now existing or occurring

Examples of present-day in a Sentence

present-day technology has rendered yesterday's marvels obsolete the present-day administration in Washington
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From 1831 to 1833, at the terminus of the trail, in present-day Oklahoma, the number of fires spiked. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Coming off his 1992 debut, Strictly Ballroom, Luhrmann delivered a modern Romeo + Juliet, with the Bard’s dialogue transplanted to present-day Verona Beach, where the Montagues and Capulets were rival, gun-toting dynasties. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 The producers rank Park as a singular voice in present-day Korean cinema. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 This deprived the treasurers of huge assets that otherwise could have been invested to generate billions of dollars for the pensions — a gap present-day taxpayers must fill. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for present-day

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of present-day was in 1887

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“Present-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/present-day. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

present-day

adjective
pres·​ent-day
ˈprez-ᵊnt-ˈdā
: being or happening now
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