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as in futurities
time that is to come
in the future, there may be medical discoveries that are beyond our fondest dreams
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Recent Examples of futures
But stock futures are higher this morning after the Senate’s vote gave traders hope that the end of the shutdown is in sight.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Community college students are striving to build better futures for themselves and their families.
—Robert Moreno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
The relationship flourished in 2020 as both men planned their futures.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The best gifts for girls encourage them to embrace their creativity, imagine limitless possibilities for their futures, and build their confidence.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
To get a sense of how these changes are affecting the next generation’s aspirations, Wired spoke to five high school seniors across the United States about their futures.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
November is bowl eligibility season, and these teams are thinking about their postseason futures through different lenses.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Whether the courts view that rift as administrative failure or unlawful negligence may determine the financial futures of a generation of borrowers—and the credibility of the agency that lent to them.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
And, for the savvy bettor, that can mean scooping up favorable futures odds on the NCAA champion market before the games begin in earnest.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Community college students are striving to build better futures for themselves and their families.
—Robert Moreno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
The relationship flourished in 2020 as both men planned their futures.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The best gifts for girls encourage them to embrace their creativity, imagine limitless possibilities for their futures, and build their confidence.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
To get a sense of how these changes are affecting the next generation’s aspirations, Wired spoke to five high school seniors across the United States about their futures.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
November is bowl eligibility season, and these teams are thinking about their postseason futures through different lenses.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Whether the courts view that rift as administrative failure or unlawful negligence may determine the financial futures of a generation of borrowers—and the credibility of the agency that lent to them.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
And, for the savvy bettor, that can mean scooping up favorable futures odds on the NCAA champion market before the games begin in earnest.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for futures
Noun
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Their fortunes turned when a community of record collectors and folk musicians led a revival of classic American folk and blues.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Can Yoane Wissa, Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento transform Newcastle’s Premier League fortunes?—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Looking ahead to all of the tomorrows, all the adventures, the laughs, and all of the love.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The sequel concludes the story that began in last year’s Wicked, which followed Elphaba and Glinda during their years at Shiz University and explored how their friendship shaped their destinies as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
6 Nov. 2025
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Though fans may have hoped that season 4 would reunite Geralt with Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and Ciri (Freya Allan), the finale instead drives them further apart while redefining each of their destinies.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Our fates are clearly connected, for better and for worse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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In other words, investors might bail on companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, whose fates are deemed too closely tied up with OpenAI’s.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But the truth of the matter is that voters, and especially those who are new and infrequent participants in the political process, are as driven by events and circumstances as anything else.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Replacing either Slater or Alt would be a tough ask under any circumstances.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Futures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futures. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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