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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Brett is mostly about the present and the future.
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Alamin Yohannes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Wolves were desperately in need of depth behind Conley and looking for a point guard of the future.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The shootings occured as the future of leadership at the Cincinnati Police Department remains uncertain and the November election is just over two weeks away.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
If the project is successful, Blue Skies Space might add more satellites to its fleet in the future.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Alamin Yohannes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Wolves were desperately in need of depth behind Conley and looking for a point guard of the future.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The shootings occured as the future of leadership at the Cincinnati Police Department remains uncertain and the November election is just over two weeks away.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
If the project is successful, Blue Skies Space might add more satellites to its fleet in the future.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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 24 Oct. 2025.
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