futurism
noun
fu·tur·ism
ˈfyü-chə-ˌri-zəm 
1
: a movement in art, music, and literature begun in Italy about 1909 and marked especially by an effort to give formal expression to the dynamic energy and movement of mechanical processes
2
: a point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present
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The 63-year-old auteur, winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2018 for Shoplifters, has made his indelible imprint on world cinema with delicate family drama, suffused with wry humor and wrenching humanism, far more so than futurism.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The 37-year-old artist has gained international attention for her darkly humorous videos and installations that explore Indigenous identity and cosmologies, ecology, futurism, and the line between history and myth.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
What social structures enabled Musk and his peers to acquire so much power, such that their messianic techno-reactionary futurism is a real threat rather than just fodder for b-rate science fiction?
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Other themes include the importance of free speech, creativity in the algorithm age, and futurism in practice, including areas like robotics and space travel.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The 37-year-old artist has gained international attention for her darkly humorous videos and installations that explore Indigenous identity and cosmologies, ecology, futurism, and the line between history and myth.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
What social structures enabled Musk and his peers to acquire so much power, such that their messianic techno-reactionary futurism is a real threat rather than just fodder for b-rate science fiction?
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Other themes include the importance of free speech, creativity in the algorithm age, and futurism in practice, including areas like robotics and space travel.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for futurism
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“Futurism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futurism. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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