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[ prez-uhnt-dey ] / ˈprɛz əntˈdeɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR present-day ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecurrent; modern: present-day techniques; present-day English. Origin of present-dayFirst recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby present-daypresentational, presentationalism, presentationism, presentative, presentative realism, present-day, presentee, presenteeism, presenter, presentient, presentiment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for present-dayIn the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped. Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST He spoke of the present-day tragedies and turmoil that struck the city while he and his classmates were in the academy. Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Founded by German monks in present-day Old Town Stockholm, Zum Franziskaner has become a legend amongst locals and tourists. Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants|Justin Jones|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST We all agreed that we should film the making of Allegiance as one of the present-day threads. Why We're Obsessed With George Takei|Jennifer M. Kroot|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But teenagers were (and still are in present-day text messages) having an ancient colloquy of deep significance. P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness|P. J. O’Rourke|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST El Greco is the true precursor of our present-day Matissists and Futurists. Visions and Revisions|John Cowper Powys The present-day Mortality-rate of boy-babies has become increasingly and alarmingly high. Feminism and Sex-Extinction|Arabella Kenealy Present-day life also offers examples of this tendency which is met with in all ages. Morals and the Evolution of Man|Max Simon Nordau They believe that all their aspirations can be satisfied out of present-day profits and production. Outspoken Essays|William Ralph Inge These facts as to present-day requirements seem to me to fix somewhat definitely the matters under discussion. On the Firing Line in Education|Adoniram Judson Ladd
British Dictionary definitions for present-day
noun(modifier) of the modern day; currentI don't like present-day fashions Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to present-daymodern, contemporary, ad hoc, already, begun, being, coeval, contemporaneous, current, existent, existing, extant, immediate, instant, new, now, prompt, started, topical, up-to-date |