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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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The incident comes as Stevens prepares to release his forthcoming album, Favorites Old & New, due Friday, April 10 via Curb Records.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
In a meeting in December, 2022, Altman assured board members that a variety of features in a forthcoming model, GPT-4, had been approved by a safety panel.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Belu-Simion Fainaru, the artist representing Israel at the forthcoming Venice Biennale, responded at length this weekend to continued calls for his nation’s ejection from the show.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Forthcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forthcoming. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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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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