forward-looking
adjective
for·ward-look·ing
ˈfȯr-wərd-ˌlu̇-kiŋ 
: concerned with or planning for the future
Examples of forward-looking in a Sentence
a forward-looking business plan designed to take full advantage of emerging technologies
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Texas’s greatest challenge is passing proactive, forward-looking policies across every level of government to sustain our growth, from protecting natural resources and modernizing public transit to expanding our economy through renewables and cannabis, and defending civil and voting rights.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Margarita Khemlin lets go of her characters on a concluding note that, to them, appears forward-looking and hopeful but which, to readers familiar with the history that the story’s protagonists are yet to experience, is haunted by tragedies to come.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
It’s been a very forward-looking, stimulating environment.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
California’s veterans deserve thoughtful, forward-looking policy that reflects their reality — not theories that wither in the face of the domestic battles that veterans should never have to fight.
—Irene Watkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Margarita Khemlin lets go of her characters on a concluding note that, to them, appears forward-looking and hopeful but which, to readers familiar with the history that the story’s protagonists are yet to experience, is haunted by tragedies to come.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
It’s been a very forward-looking, stimulating environment.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
California’s veterans deserve thoughtful, forward-looking policy that reflects their reality — not theories that wither in the face of the domestic battles that veterans should never have to fight.
—Irene Watkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for forward-looking
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“Forward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forward-looking. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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