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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Some shared their concerns for the future of America, including Jerry Smith, a veteran Marine and former criminal investigator.
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Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
On April 7, voters will decide the future of 24 Independence School District elementary, middle and high school buildings.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Facing the future may mean confronting difficult questions and frightening scenarios.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
And his vision of the future wasn’t just a promise of hope.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2026
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Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
On April 7, voters will decide the future of 24 Independence School District elementary, middle and high school buildings.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Facing the future may mean confronting difficult questions and frightening scenarios.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
And his vision of the future wasn’t just a promise of hope.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2026
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 29 Mar. 2026.
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