1
as in upcoming
being soon to appear or take place
everyone's excited about the forthcoming company gala
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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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While the exact dates of the King and Queen’s forthcoming Italy trip have not yet been revealed, speculation is mounting that the visit could coincide with their 20th wedding anniversary on April 9.
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
More information will be forthcoming in local media and on the city website.
—Amy Wilde, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
While attending the Dior show last month, Taylor-Joy spoke with WWD about her forthcoming film.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
The Rolling Stones have reportedly shelved a forthcoming U.K. and European tour planned for 2025.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
More information will be forthcoming in local media and on the city website.
—Amy Wilde, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
While attending the Dior show last month, Taylor-Joy spoke with WWD about her forthcoming film.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
The Rolling Stones have reportedly shelved a forthcoming U.K. and European tour planned for 2025.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forthcoming
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Listen to the track below, and check out her full list of upcoming tour dates.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
18 Feb. 2025
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Community events upcoming The Mavericks remain active in the Kansas City community with several events lined up.—
Ben DeLaForest,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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And university leaders fearing government investigations, funding cuts, or punitive endowment taxes crack down on campus protest, remove or demote outspoken professors, and remain silent in the face of growing authoritarianism.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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Open, honest communication with your healthcare team is one of the best ways to prepare for what lies ahead and improve your quality of life.—
Nick Blackmer,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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These orders, including the most recent one, issued February 5, honor honest scientific inquiry and reverse the trend of activists distorting the scientific picture.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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In coming years, regulators will also tighten the standards.—
Indranil Debnath,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The pardons clear the way for potentially hundreds of his supporters to be released from prison in coming days, some of whom were sentenced to years in prison for violently attacking law enforcement that day.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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Tatiana shared the candid message on the heels of a big week for the former royal family of Greece.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the Mountain West and the former Pac-12 schools now scattered across the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and West Coast Conference.—
Jeff Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Yes, the story is straightforward, but the answers are not.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The journey to becoming one of basketball’s elite players wasn’t always straightforward for Gray.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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Any trip to Asia from the U.S. will be on the long side, and there currently are no direct flights from the U.S. to major gateways in Thailand.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Being direct and giving context may be the best path for interactions with rideshare drivers, servers and the like.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Mark Jenkins, the founder and executive director of the Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance, was more frank about the budget maneuvering that Lamont is proposing.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Vulnerability exists for people of color when participating in frank conversations with white people in that they would be labeled/perceived in some stereotypical fashion.—
Dr. Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Forthcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forthcoming. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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