next-gen
adjective
: of or relating to a potential, forthcoming, or brand-new version of an existing product or technology : next-generation
next-gen medicines
Next-gen tactical lasers will likely be electrically-powered and diode-pumped, since chemical lasers require storage and transport of heavy ingredients.—
Eric Adams
Eric AdamsThose plans could include solar panels, modern heating and cooling systems, and next-gen tech to support a fleet of electric-powered buses.—Justin Engel
Justin EngelExamples of next-gen in a Sentence
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Experts have been vigilant in their warnings about the potential for the next-gen vehicles of yesterday to do untold damage to their drivers and pedestrians.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
In addition to making Fallout 3 and Fallout 76 available on Amazon Luna and updating Fallout Shelter to include a bunch of characters from the show, Bethesda has announced that Fallout 4 will get a next-gen update.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024
But as Apple, Google, and other companies race to bring their AI creations onto our phones, we’re being presented with an opportunity to use these next-gen digital assistants to correct one of our inherent human flaws: poor memory.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S
Release Date: 2024
Soar through the skies once again in this next-gen, cutting-edge take on classic Microsoft flight simulation.
—PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
Ryan Gosling, a longtime TAG ambassador, wore the next-gen version of the watch, the Carrera Plasma Diamant D’Avant Garde bearing a pink lab-diamond crown, to the Oscars in March.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Microsoft is also working on next-gen Xbox hardware, with gaming chief Phil Spencer continuing to tease the potential for an Xbox handheld in a recent interview with Polygon.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Altman himself has invested hundreds of millions in fusion and in recent interviews has suggested the futuristic technology, widely seen as the holy grail of clean energy, will eventually provide the enormous amounts of power demanded by next-gen AI.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
The good eating continued back in the city, over five days of scouring bakeries and empanada shops, and finding the unexpected in vegetable-forward restaurants from next-gen chefs.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2024
Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
In addition to making Fallout 3 and Fallout 76 available on Amazon Luna and updating Fallout Shelter to include a bunch of characters from the show, Bethesda has announced that Fallout 4 will get a next-gen update.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024
But as Apple, Google, and other companies race to bring their AI creations onto our phones, we’re being presented with an opportunity to use these next-gen digital assistants to correct one of our inherent human flaws: poor memory.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S
Release Date: 2024
Soar through the skies once again in this next-gen, cutting-edge take on classic Microsoft flight simulation.
—PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
Ryan Gosling, a longtime TAG ambassador, wore the next-gen version of the watch, the Carrera Plasma Diamant D’Avant Garde bearing a pink lab-diamond crown, to the Oscars in March.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Microsoft is also working on next-gen Xbox hardware, with gaming chief Phil Spencer continuing to tease the potential for an Xbox handheld in a recent interview with Polygon.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Altman himself has invested hundreds of millions in fusion and in recent interviews has suggested the futuristic technology, widely seen as the holy grail of clean energy, will eventually provide the enormous amounts of power demanded by next-gen AI.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
The good eating continued back in the city, over five days of scouring bakeries and empanada shops, and finding the unexpected in vegetable-forward restaurants from next-gen chefs.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Next-gen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-gen. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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