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present-day

[ prez-uhnt-dey ]

adjective

  1. current; modern:

    present-day techniques; present-day English.



present-day

noun

  1. modifier of the modern day; current

    I 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of present-day1

First recorded in 1885–90
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This is a bit like doing an MRI scan of the sediment layers beneath the present-day seafloor, going back millions of years.

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I know it was brief and we don’t get too much of present-day Harvey, but what was it like playing Harvey at this stage of his life and this stage in your life?

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Three seals from Banerjee's excavation bore images and scripts similar to those from Harappa in the Punjab province in present-day Pakistan.

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Navajo cultural advisor George R. Joe explains the painful history, and present-day controversies, that shaped his work on AMC crime drama ‘Dark Winds.’

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The present-day Pacific Northwest has a prominent survivalist streak along with a healthy number of, shall we say, weird faith clubs.

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