the future
noun
1
: the events that will happen after the present time
It's impossible to predict the future.
2
grammar
: a verb tense that is used to refer to the future : future tense
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The tools marketed as the future of efficiency may deepen environmental pressures and amplify conflict around extraction, especially in places where communities already struggle to defend land and water rights.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The Yankees are also expected to get Gerrit Cole back after the future Hall of Famer missed the entire season due to Tommy John surgery.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Legislators can learn from the past by anticipating the future rather than simply reacting after the fact.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Officials from the Minnesota Wild unveiled the future site at center ice on the rink in Hastings, at the conclusion of the 2026 event, which was played before decent crowds despite the dangerously cold weather.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The Yankees are also expected to get Gerrit Cole back after the future Hall of Famer missed the entire season due to Tommy John surgery.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Legislators can learn from the past by anticipating the future rather than simply reacting after the fact.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Officials from the Minnesota Wild unveiled the future site at center ice on the rink in Hastings, at the conclusion of the 2026 event, which was played before decent crowds despite the dangerously cold weather.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the future
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“The future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20future. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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