forward-thinking
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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As a fellow single person who doesn’t plan to own a home, it feels like lots of the forward-thinking financial advice hinges on your having kids or buying a house.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
What is far less known is that many of these same men were also forward-thinking about something just as essential to a nation’s survival: public health.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Consumer advocates have been calling for something similar to IRS Direct File for decades, pointing with exasperation to supposedly forward-thinking European countries like the Netherlands, where tax filing is automatic and painless.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
In a converse way, Kay and Down’s reluctance to be so clean, so shiny and so heteronormative with their characters is just as forward-thinking as any media that conjures a conventional picture of equality.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
The forward-thinking among you would do well to jot it down.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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