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Recent Examples of present-day The upcoming game follows the exploits of Atsu, who returns to Ezo, which is present-day Hokkaido. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025 In a present-day concert, how might Trump fare as a leader? Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 Snakes abound in the megaliths unearthed at the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe in present-day Turkey, where Neolithic peoples attached special significance to serpents roughly 10,000 years ago. Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025 The original Highlander, in 1986, starred Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery and portrayed the climax of an ancient battle between immortal warriors, unfolding through interwoven past and present-day storylines. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for present-day
Recent Examples of Synonyms for present-day
Adjective
  • Apostolic churches believe in modern day apostles and prophets, or those who claim to communicate directly with God and receive gifts of the Holy Spirit.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • For us as Jews, Easter has far more sinister overtones — of the passages from the Gospels that gave birth to modern antisemitism, of passion plays, pogroms, and emotional fuel for the literal fires that consumed our people.
    Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • After all, only six No. 8 seeds have eliminated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs since the current 16-team NBA playoff format was instituted for the 1983-84 season.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • While the English top flight stands out globally for its elite level of football, the choice of listening material among its current managers is much more middle of the road, with Coldplay the band most cited during our writers’ research.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • From Schitt’s Creek to Sort Of, the CBC never stops cranking out funny shows that feel gentle, wholesome, and family-oriented but also contemporary.
    Judy Berman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Experts credited the surge to buying from the Asian market, and China in particular, telling Newsweek that gold bugs in both the public and private spheres appear to be increasingly banking on the metal's long-term safe-haven status, given the contemporary threats facing global trade.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Nirvana and Unplugged in New York Are Also Charting While Nevermind and In Utero are the only Nirvana releases that return in any fashion, two other efforts from the band are also present.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The defense team said the family understood, despite some traveling to be present.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • George and Amal were welcomed to Brignoles by the mayor, who shared a photo with the couple outside their new home in 2021.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
  • You’re being invited to graduate from the lessons of your past and step into a new version of yourself.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • His first significant trip outside Rome as pontiff was to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, a key site in Europe's ongoing migration crisis.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The company says the forensic investigation is still ongoing and that the total number of affected individuals may continue to rise.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Present-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/present-day. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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