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
My interest in fantasy and sci-fi and thinking about this kind of notion around futurity.
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Essence, 19 Jan. 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
Akira bundles up Japan's YTK millennial-approaching existential dread and spins it into an epic about technology and futurity.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022
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Essence, 19 Jan. 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
Akira bundles up Japan's YTK millennial-approaching existential dread and spins it into an epic about technology and futurity.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022
See All Example Sentences for futurity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for futurity
Noun
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Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The young Elvis Presley became his past, present, and future.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The distressed assets of today hold the potential to become the thriving hubs of tomorrow; the time to revitalize is here.—
Dr. Dick Bridy,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Real star power: This year’s Locarno Film Festival ends tomorrow after a starry fortnight of programming.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Futurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futurity. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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