1
as in upcoming
being soon to appear or take place
everyone's excited about the forthcoming company gala
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2
as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
it's hard to tell what her views on that hot-button issue exactly are, as she's not very forthcoming
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On Friday, the Secret Service admitted to some of its own failures in the July 13 assassination attempt in a five-page summary of its forthcoming report.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2024
Samuel Axon iOS 18 launched this week, and while its flagship feature (Apple Intelligence) is still forthcoming, the new OS included two significant new buckets of customization: the home screen and Control Center.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
Both songs are slated to appear on Juice’s forthcoming The Party Never Ends album, which Billboard reported is expected to be the rapper’s third and final posthumous album.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2024
Deadline was first to report news of the forthcoming film slate and Latifah biopic.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2024
Samuel Axon iOS 18 launched this week, and while its flagship feature (Apple Intelligence) is still forthcoming, the new OS included two significant new buckets of customization: the home screen and Control Center.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
Both songs are slated to appear on Juice’s forthcoming The Party Never Ends album, which Billboard reported is expected to be the rapper’s third and final posthumous album.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2024
Deadline was first to report news of the forthcoming film slate and Latifah biopic.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Forthcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forthcoming. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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