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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The Nittany Lions are in a great place heading into the future.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Among the thousands of men and women who were sold into Atlantic slavery at this time were the Allada-native parents of Toussaint Louverture, the future revolutionary leader of Saint-Domingue.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Looking forward to the future, the duo is energized by the rising generation of Black creatives reshaping the beauty landscape with visibility, agency, and ownership.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 5 Dec. 2025
An uncertain path ahead For both the California and Ontario wine industries, the future is paved in unknowns.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Among the thousands of men and women who were sold into Atlantic slavery at this time were the Allada-native parents of Toussaint Louverture, the future revolutionary leader of Saint-Domingue.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Looking forward to the future, the duo is energized by the rising generation of Black creatives reshaping the beauty landscape with visibility, agency, and ownership.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 5 Dec. 2025
An uncertain path ahead For both the California and Ontario wine industries, the future is paved in unknowns.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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