Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Now in existence or progress; current.
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- adjective in
existence now ;current orcontemporary
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- adjective belonging to the present time
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Examples
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This region, called the Pontic Steppe, included part of present-day Ukraine, a portion of southwestern Russia, and a piece of Kazakhstan.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Not an angle as in one of the three composing a triangle, but Angle as in the Angles, who migrated from their tribal territory, Angeln, in an area overlapping present-day Denmark and Germany, to Britain.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Not an angle as in one of the three composing a triangle, but Angle as in the Angles, who migrated from their tribal territory, Angeln, in an area overlapping present-day Denmark and Germany, to Britain.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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This region, called the Pontic Steppe, included part of present-day Ukraine, a portion of southwestern Russia, and a piece of Kazakhstan.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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None of these things would be a present-day truth had it not been for American workers dedicated to justice for each of us, even at the expense of their lives.
Kevin Powell: Made in America: Unemployment and Labor Day Kevin Powell 2011
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Similarly, there are strong economic nationalist sentiments among many of the present-day Tea Party activists that blame China and other emerging markets for America's economic woes.
Leon T. Hadar: Post-Midterms Foreign Policy: Will They Make a Difference? Leon T. Hadar 2010
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While "The Buried Mirror" focuses on the relationship between Spain and Mexico, it serves to inform present-day Mexico.
Page 2 2009
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Similarly, there are strong economic nationalist sentiments among many of the present-day Tea Party activists that blame China and other emerging markets for America's economic woes.
Leon T. Hadar: Post-Midterms Foreign Policy: Will They Make a Difference? Leon T. Hadar 2010
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While "The Buried Mirror" focuses on the relationship between Spain and Mexico, it serves to inform present-day Mexico.
Page 2 2009
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The basic similarity between late Rome and present-day America is that in each case manmade political and social developments seriously damaged a formerly robust commercial world, leading to enormous disparities in wealth and opportunity.
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