modern-day
adjective/ˌmɒdn ˈdeɪ/
/ˌmɑːdərn ˈdeɪ/
[only before noun]- of the present time synonym contemporary
- modern-day America
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- used to describe a modern form of somebody/something, usually somebody/something bad or unpleasant, that existed in the past
- It has been called modern-day slavery.
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