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as in futurities
time that is to come
in the future, there may be medical discoveries that are beyond our fondest dreams
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Recent Examples of futures
Whoever sold oil futures and bought stock futures had made a lot of money in a short time.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The ongoing Middle East conflict has shocked global energy supply chains in recent weeks, spiking Brent crude futures back above the $110 per barrel level on Friday.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Sadly, there is little chance of a sequel, as Nesbo neatly resolves the disparate futures of all the main characters.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
If the war ends, a massive market sell-off could cause the price of oil futures to plummet on paper, Sternoff said.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Spot prices reflect real-time market trading and serve as a benchmark for futures contracts, ETFs and retail bullion pricing.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The Mormon Wives, who are now executive producers on the show, were clearly worried about their own futures.
—Peter White, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The ongoing Middle East conflict has shocked global energy supply chains in recent weeks, spiking Brent crude futures back above the $110 per barrel level on Friday.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Sadly, there is little chance of a sequel, as Nesbo neatly resolves the disparate futures of all the main characters.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
If the war ends, a massive market sell-off could cause the price of oil futures to plummet on paper, Sternoff said.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Spot prices reflect real-time market trading and serve as a benchmark for futures contracts, ETFs and retail bullion pricing.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The Mormon Wives, who are now executive producers on the show, were clearly worried about their own futures.
—Peter White, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for futures
Noun
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As this sweeping history points out, however, the greenback is only the latest in a centuries-long series of global currencies, including the Dutch guilder and the British pound sterling, whose statures have risen and fallen with the fortunes of their issuers.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Quite a few solid folks have left, but to be fair it should be noted that while men’s hockey fortunes have waned since the pandemic, Yale has had notable success in several sports in the 2020s, including women’s hockey, football, men’s basketball, lacrosse and soccer.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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Songwriters expressing pangs of grief for what once was held court with others fretting about undesirable futures and still others dreaming up cooler tomorrows.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Looking ahead to all of the tomorrows, all the adventures, the laughs, and all of the love.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To destinies that cross front lines and are never the same again.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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In this way, the film becomes a manifesto for alternate destinies within the Black experience, and a semi-formal goodbye letter to the delusional but politically expedient optimism of the 2010s, wherein the end of the neoliberal order becomes a gateway to renewed self-possession and agency.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Recurring internet blackouts have also compromised communications, and caused even more confusion for families, who have been racing to confirm the fates of those who have disappeared.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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In stepping outside ourselves and into an awareness of the ways that the lives and fates of all human and non-human animals are intertwined.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One pivotal source emerged under sordid circumstances.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Broward County detectives continue to investigate the circumstances of the incident.—
David Fleshler,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Futures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futures. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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