contemporary

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existing or happening now, and therefore seeming modern:

contemporary music/literature/art/fashion

Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary feel to it.

I wanted to update my kitchen and put in something more contemporary.

belonging to the same period, or to a stated period in the past:

Almost all of the contemporary accounts of the event have been lost.

contemporary with Most of the writers he was contemporary with were interested in the same subjects.

someone living during the same period as someone else:

Was he a contemporary of Shakespeare's?

a person who is of the same age as you:

She didn't mix with her contemporaries, preferring the company of older people.

existing or happening now:

contemporary literature/music

belonging to the same or a stated period in the past:

She’s been reading contemporary accounts of New York from the early 1900s.

someone living during the same period as another:

Franklin and Jefferson were contemporaries.

a person who is the same age as you:

The language you use with your contemporaries may not be appropriate in the classroom.

existing or happening now:

There is a need to remain responsive to the ever-changing challenges and opportunities of the contemporary business environment.

While there is a small but steady market in traditional bespoke shoes, there are those who want something with more of a contemporary design.