as in potential
likely to be or become something at a later time
The school had a luncheon for prospective students.
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Recent Examples of prospective
In discussions with Ars, a university official said that prior to 2012, Columbia received prospective student information, including Social Security numbers, from a wide range of sources.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
But one of the tricky things with the AI race is that despite the record amounts of capital tech companies are throwing at it, there are still plenty of prospective data centers that, for one reason or another, won’t ultimately get built.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
This is one of the most common questions in Pulsetto vagus nerve stimulation device product info and reviews from prospective buyers.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
All decisions, from upper management down to a prospective client’s first interaction with an intake specialist, go through this framework.
—K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 3 June 2026
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
But one of the tricky things with the AI race is that despite the record amounts of capital tech companies are throwing at it, there are still plenty of prospective data centers that, for one reason or another, won’t ultimately get built.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
This is one of the most common questions in Pulsetto vagus nerve stimulation device product info and reviews from prospective buyers.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
All decisions, from upper management down to a prospective client’s first interaction with an intake specialist, go through this framework.
—K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospective
Adjective
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Clemetson said that Affinity asked for help over the years, such as potential rent reductions, but that the Primm family was unaware of Affinity’s finances.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Any potential scoring opportunity in the fifth inning disintegrated after Dalton Rushing’s leadoff walk.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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White wrote jingles for commercials (a gig that informed his future compositions as much as Lou Reed’s dabbling in pop songwriting at Pickwick Records did his).—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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Johnsen presented a slide, also reflected in SpaceX’s filing, that detailed future space applications that the company might pursue.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Hunters often lit blazing fires, which disoriented and frightened the elk, and as many animals as possible were killed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The case initially iwas nvestigated as a possible drowning.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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“Prospective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospective. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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