in this day and age

in this day and age
in this day and age
At the present time
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Main Entry:day

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in this day and age phrase
in the present or modern times

You can’t have people living in these conditions in this day and age!

Thesaurus: now and the presentsynonym
Main entry: day

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at the present time; in the modern era

it simplifies housekeeping, which is essential in this day and age

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in this day and age
: at the present time in history

Computers are essential to getting work done in this day and age. [=nowadays]

It's unbelievable that in this day and age people are still dying from hunger.

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in ˈthis day and age idiom
now, in the modern world
Main entry:dayidiom

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