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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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2026
The latter had successfully drawn crowds to the newspaper’s skyscraper home in Times Square with pyrotechnics and fireworks to celebrate the forthcoming year, but city officials banned explosives from being used after just a few years of the festivities.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Here are overviews of the four comparable stadiums serving as blueprints for the forthcoming Chiefs facility.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
But Yaptinchay and Tugas plan to revive the restaurant with kamayan dinner events and a forthcoming bottled sauce line, while also flipping the Silver Lake restaurant space to a new taqueria called Onda.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Forthcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forthcoming. Accessed 10 Jan. 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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