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 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 As a consequence, Cadillac’s flag-bearer of futurity is not quite, um, finished. Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for futurity
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  • Not in the response from the armed Palestinian group were other provisions detailing Gaza's future, including some Hamas has long rejected.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • While many Venezuelans have been released from ICE custody in the past week, their future unclear after the Supreme Court ruling.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • He was seemingly not caught up in what could happen tomorrow.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And keep an eye on our site tomorrow for news about Fogo de Chao.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Futurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futurity. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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