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present-day

[prez-uhnt-dey] / ˈprɛz əntˈdeɪ /
ADJECTIVE
present
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contemporary modern
WEAK
ad hoc already at this moment begun being coeval commenced contemporaneous current even now existent existing extant for the time being going on immediate in duration in process instant just now new now nowadays prompt started today topical under consideration up-to-date
Antonyms
STRONGEST
old old-fashioned

Example Sentences

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As these forms of faith came down to the present day, they tended to ignore the strain of religions that are mostly nonproselytizing—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Judaism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto and tribal indigenous traditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Fast forward to the present day and it is Bayern Munich who are the envy of Europe.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

That brings us to the present day, where Musk’s lawsuit has made its way into an Oakland courtroom where he’s unlikely to win.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

The study, published in Nature in 2023, compared genetic material from present day African populations with fossil evidence from early Homo sapiens populations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

It belongs to a different, far bigger and more scholarly book to trace in detail the development of rhetoric teaching and theory between the ancient world and the present day.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith