forthcoming
adjective
forth·com·ing
fȯrth-ˈkə-miŋ 
ˈfȯrth-
1
: being about to appear or to be produced or made available
the forthcoming holidays
your forthcoming novel
funds are forthcoming
2
a
: responsive, outgoing
a forthcoming and courteous man
b
: characterized by openness, candidness, and forthrightness (see forthright entry 1 sense 1)
… not forthcoming about his memories of medical school …—
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He was more forthcoming about his past than they expected.
She has been less than forthcoming about her involvement in the scandal.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Attorneys for Mangione have been fighting to exclude evidence from his forthcoming murder trial in state court.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
But Nelson's sons Matthew and Gunnar Nelson write in their forthcoming book, What Happened To Your Hair, the rumors were nothing but fiction.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Nate Bargatze faces plenty of problems — not the least of which involves a horse exploring his home — in the trailer for the forthcoming comedy The Breadwinner.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forthcoming
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“Forthcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forthcoming. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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forthcoming
adjective
forth·com·ing
(ˈ)fōrth-ˈkəm-iŋ
(ˈ)fȯrth-
1
a
: being about to appear : approaching
the forthcoming holidays
your forthcoming novel
b
: readily available
supplies will be forthcoming soon
2
a
: outgoing sense 2
a forthcoming and courteous man
b
: open and candid
not forthcoming about her past
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