as in future
time that is to come we can scarcely imagine what observers in some remote futurity will think of civilization as it existed at the dawn of the 21st century

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Recent Examples of futurity Scott’s work as a designer and consultant has positioned her as an expert and resource on Caribbean artisanal craft, vast technical knowledge, and the futurity of contemporary dress. Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025 Centrally, by having a coltan miner as the protagonist, the film links futurity with materiality and labor. Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 Next October his first set of quarter horses are set to go into futurity, a competition which offers staggering prize money to winners. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 July 2024 Their practice addresses themes of belonging, futurity, myth and place by considering our relationship to inherited colonial structures and systems of belief/care. Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for futurity
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  • Commercial Launch Archer has partnered with Abu Dhabi Aviation, which plans to launch a commercial eVTOL service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s second city in the near future.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But ask area residents how living or working in the City of Souls – surrounded by the unblinking fact of their own future – has impacted their perspective on death, and most respond with a shrug.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Every once in a while, the sky transforms itself into a soft sheet of red and orange and pink and purple just before the sun kisses the horizon and says good night until tomorrow.
    Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • He was ordered to surrender his passport to authorities by tomorrow afternoon.
    Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Futurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futurity. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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