the future
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noun
- The time that is yet to come; events that will happen after the present moment.
- A person's or entity's prospects or potential for success, development, or existence.
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Researchers will now investigate whether Betelgeuse B could influence the future evolution of the red supergiant, including its eventual supernova explosion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Gerd believes it's important to look both to the future and to a history before the Nazi era, when German-speaking lands were known as a place of "poets and thinkers."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
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other words
- the next chapter
- the world of tomorrow
- what lies ahead
- what's to come
Possible Antonyms
Words in our thesaurus
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- the here and now
- what's done is done
- the rearview mirror
