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in this day and age

in this day and age prepositional phrase: in the current era of history.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In the current era of history.
    • In this day and age, our understanding of, well, everything is molded far more by social media than any Socratic questioning.2025 January 3, Christina Izzo, “Cunk On Life is brilliantly funny (and depressingly timely)”, in AV Club
    Synonyms:
    nowadays

Synonyms of in this day and age

Questions about in this day and age

What does in this day and age mean?
In this day and age means in the current era of history.
What part of speech is in this day and age?
In this day and age is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in this day and age in the dictionary

  1. in the wrong place at the wrong time
  2. in the zone
  3. in theory
  4. in there like swimwear
  5. in this connection
  6. in this day and age
  7. in this essay I will
  8. in thunder
  9. in thunderation
  10. in time
  11. in times

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