Modern
adjective
Of or related to the present or most recent times, not old.
She enjoys modern art more than classic art.
Often appears as...
- modern technology
- modern era
adjective
Involving the latest methods or ideas.
He uses modern teaching methods to educate his students.
Often appears as...
- modern methods
- modern approach
adjective
In art, literature, or music, having styles and ideas that are different from those in the past.
Her sculptures are a perfect example of modern art.
Often appears as...
- modern art
- modern literature
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Academic
adjective
Designed in a new and different way, often simpler and more stylish than traditional designs.
I like the modern design of this building.
Often appears as...
- modern design
- modern architecture
adjective
Of or related to the present or most recent times, not old.
She enjoys modern art more than classic art.
Often appears as...
- modern technology
- modern era
adjective
Involving the latest methods or ideas.
He uses modern teaching methods to educate his students.
Often appears as...
- modern methods
- modern approach
adjective
In art, literature, or music, having styles and ideas that are different from those in the past.
Her sculptures are a perfect example of modern art.
Often appears as...
- modern art
- modern literature
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Designed in a new and different way, often simpler and more stylish than traditional designs.
I like the modern design of this building.
Often appears as...
- modern design
- modern architecture
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Pro Tip 1/2Present Significance
Use 'modern' to show something relates to the current age, distinguishing it from the ancient or historical.
She studies modern history, focusing on events from the 20th century onwards.
Pro Tip 2/2Temporal Context
When used with time-related words, 'modern' contrasts with terms like 'medieval' or 'classical'.
Architects often contrast modern designs with those of the medieval period.
Pro Tip 1/2Present Significance
Use 'modern' to show something relates to the current age, distinguishing it from the ancient or historical.
She studies modern history, focusing on events from the 20th century onwards.
Pro Tip 2/2Temporal Context
When used with time-related words, 'modern' contrasts with terms like 'medieval' or 'classical'.
Architects often contrast modern designs with those of the medieval period.
Pro Tip 1/2Present Significance
Use 'modern' to show something relates to the current age, distinguishing it from the ancient or historical.
She studies modern history, focusing on events from the 20th century onwards.
Pro Tip 2/2Temporal Context
When used with time-related words, 'modern' contrasts with terms like 'medieval' or 'classical'.
Architects often contrast modern designs with those of the medieval period.
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Are you a body with a...
With the development of psychology and neuroscience, scientists have weighed in, as well. Many modern scientists reject the idea that there's any distinction between the mind and body. Neuroscience suggests that our bodies, along with their physical senses, are deeply integrated with the activity in our brains
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
but one of the points I was trying to make is that we've been doing kind of crazy things to our plants, mutagenesis using radiation or chemical mutagenesis. This induces thousands of uncharacterized mutations, and this is even a higher risk of unintended consequence than many of the modern methods.
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Is it bad to hold your...
Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? The answers lie in the workings of the bladder, an oval pouch that sits inside the pelvis.
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What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships
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How to recognize a...
Though the name suggested impossibility, modern scientific and political progress raised hopes of these dreams finally becoming reality. But time and time again, they instead turned into nightmares of war, famine, and oppression. And as artists began to question utopian thinking,
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What is bipolar...
is sometimes used as an emergency treatment. Some bipolar patients reject treatment because they're afraid it will dim their emotions and destroy their creativity. But modern psychiatry is actively trying to avoid that. Today, doctors work with patients on a case-by-case basis
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History vs. Vladimir...
full of illiterate peasants to a modern, industrial superpower, with one of the world's best educated populations, unprecedented opportunities for women, and some of the most important scientific advancements of the century. Life may not have been luxurious,
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Erika Larsen: People of...
But I was sent to look at the modern day culture. Look at the horse and how it existed today what was this relationship, what did it mean to people. They showed me first it was a very deep spiritual connection.
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
an accessible usable product going from speed one of the most modern experiences in the world the next project is about looking at the past and how religious
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Hamster Escapes Cage To...
although some aspects of our modern world are too challenging even for this hamster
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Are you a body with a...
With the development of psychology and neuroscience, scientists have weighed in, as well. Many modern scientists reject the idea that there's any distinction between the mind and body. Neuroscience suggests that our bodies, along with their physical senses, are deeply integrated with the activity in our brains
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
but one of the points I was trying to make is that we've been doing kind of crazy things to our plants, mutagenesis using radiation or chemical mutagenesis. This induces thousands of uncharacterized mutations, and this is even a higher risk of unintended consequence than many of the modern methods.
Video examples
Is it bad to hold your...
Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? The answers lie in the workings of the bladder, an oval pouch that sits inside the pelvis.
Video examples
What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships
Video examples
How to recognize a...
Though the name suggested impossibility, modern scientific and political progress raised hopes of these dreams finally becoming reality. But time and time again, they instead turned into nightmares of war, famine, and oppression. And as artists began to question utopian thinking,
Video examples
What is bipolar...
is sometimes used as an emergency treatment. Some bipolar patients reject treatment because they're afraid it will dim their emotions and destroy their creativity. But modern psychiatry is actively trying to avoid that. Today, doctors work with patients on a case-by-case basis
Video examples
History vs. Vladimir...
full of illiterate peasants to a modern, industrial superpower, with one of the world's best educated populations, unprecedented opportunities for women, and some of the most important scientific advancements of the century. Life may not have been luxurious,
Video examples
Erika Larsen: People of...
But I was sent to look at the modern day culture. Look at the horse and how it existed today what was this relationship, what did it mean to people. They showed me first it was a very deep spiritual connection.
Video examples
My life as an outsider PIPE...
an accessible usable product going from speed one of the most modern experiences in the world the next project is about looking at the past and how religious
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Hamster Escapes Cage To...
although some aspects of our modern world are too challenging even for this hamster
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
I never studied dance, but if you look at 'Wild At Heart,' my mother saw that movie and said, 'You are a dancer. Look at how you're moving: all that strange energy is like modern dance.
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Stephen Covey
American Educator
The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man.
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Geoffrey S. Fletcher
American Director
If humanity is being swallowed by a modern primitivism, imagination might be the thing that saves us all.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
I'm modern because I make the difficult seem easy, and so I can communicate with the whole world.
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Cuba Gooding, Jr.
American Actor
I think police officers are modern day heroes. I think they protect us.
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Paul Keating
Australian Politician
The great curse of modern political life is incrementalism.
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Cate Blanchett
Australian Actress
Look, I live in the modern world as much as anyone else.
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Glenn Danzig
American Musician
If I can help it, I don't go to modern doctors.
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Anthony Horowitz
English Novelist
I'm not good at the modern world.
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Keith Henson
American Scientist
I much prefer the modern world.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
I never studied dance, but if you look at 'Wild At Heart,' my mother saw that movie and said, 'You are a dancer. Look at how you're moving: all that strange energy is like modern dance.
Quote examples
Stephen Covey
American Educator
The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man.
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Geoffrey S. Fletcher
American Director
If humanity is being swallowed by a modern primitivism, imagination might be the thing that saves us all.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
I'm modern because I make the difficult seem easy, and so I can communicate with the whole world.
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Cuba Gooding, Jr.
American Actor
I think police officers are modern day heroes. I think they protect us.
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Paul Keating
Australian Politician
The great curse of modern political life is incrementalism.
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Cate Blanchett
Australian Actress
Look, I live in the modern world as much as anyone else.
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Glenn Danzig
American Musician
If I can help it, I don't go to modern doctors.
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Anthony Horowitz
English Novelist
I'm not good at the modern world.
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Keith Henson
American Scientist
I much prefer the modern world.
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