modern-day
adjective
mod·ern-day
ˈmä-dərn-ˈdā 
: existing today
problems facing most modern-day families
modern-day China
—often used to indicate that someone or something of the present is similar to someone or something of the pastThe two lovers are a modern-day Romeo and Juliet.
the modern-day equivalent of a town crier
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And, lately, the country’s ultrarich have been behaving like modern-day land barons, quietly assembling empires measured not just in acres but in square miles and state sizes.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Darnold didn’t shatter the modern-day myth of the game manager or system quarterback.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Disney of the late '70s was a very different place from the modern-day multinational that can boast Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, a streaming service, and numerous theme parks among its many assets.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Set in Norway in the late 1800s in what is modern-day Oslo, the play is about the newlywed couple Hedda Gabler and George Tesman.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Darnold didn’t shatter the modern-day myth of the game manager or system quarterback.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Disney of the late '70s was a very different place from the modern-day multinational that can boast Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, a streaming service, and numerous theme parks among its many assets.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Set in Norway in the late 1800s in what is modern-day Oslo, the play is about the newlywed couple Hedda Gabler and George Tesman.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Modern-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modern-day. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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