futures

noun

plural of future
1
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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2
as in fortunes
what is going to happen to someone in the time ahead with such a strong academic record, his future looks bright

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Recent Examples of futures The combination of elevated inflation and a resilient labor market has raised the chances of an interest rate hike, futures markets show. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 Stock market futures, meanwhile, posted solid gains amid the expectations for a more dovish Fed. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 While retail sales remain strong, consumer confidence is still shaky and many households feel increasingly uneasy about their financial futures. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026 Following the July jobs report on Friday, those percentages shifted, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool, which tracks probabilities of changes to the rate based on 30-Day Fed Funds futures prices. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Brown, who was inked to a futures contract then, had spent time with the Packers in 2024 while Sullivan was also in Green Bay. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 Villa are in a state of transition, with several players’ futures uncertain, even following the summer departures of Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers. — Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Molchanov noted that futures prices for oil delivered later this year and next year were lower, suggesting prices could fall once military action ends. — Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for futures
  1. tomorrows
  2. fortunes
  3. destinies
  4. fates
  5. circumstances
Noun
  • Songwriters expressing pangs of grief for what once was held court with others fretting about undesirable futures and still others dreaming up cooler tomorrows.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Looking ahead to all of the tomorrows, all the adventures, the laughs, and all of the love.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of tomorrows
Noun
  • Intel’s relationship with DC had stagnated under predecessor Pat Gelsinger, but the company has since managed to turn its fortunes around enough to keep the lines of communication going.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Such is life in the closing stretch of the regular season, where one bad finish or one good finish can change fortunes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fortunes
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
  • Drawn into a love story with a familiar collaborator as her path intersects with women of different ages and cultural backgrounds, all fighting to take control of their own destinies, Maxine finds herself on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the choices shaping her life.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 June 2026
Definition of destinies
Noun
  • Given the fates of the others, that has to count for something.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The fates of both Rescue Squad 3 and Truck 81 were left up in the air as an explosion ripped through the building.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of fates
Noun
  • And yet while some clubs of a similar size were happy to keep selling players to re-invest, Tottenham generally only did so with first-team players in very specific circumstances.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Making this call can sometimes be a tough decision and of course everybody is different and has different circumstances.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of circumstances

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