present-day

adjective

pres·​ent-day ˈpre-zᵊnt-ˈdā How to pronounce present-day (audio)
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: now existing or occurring

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present-day technology has rendered yesterday's marvels obsolete the present-day administration in Washington
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Beatrice, played by actual academic Anne-Laure Sellier, is a professor at Columbia whose work focuses on how historical conceptions of memory can inform present-day studies of the brain. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Their mutual ancestor, John Brinkley, hailed from Blount County in Tennessee—not far from present-day Dollywood. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026 The origin story takes place in present-day Washington, DC, while the material in the silos occurs 300 years in the future. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026 Consequently, quantum security is a present-day governance issue rather than a future technology issue. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for present-day

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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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 4 Sep. 2026.

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present-day

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