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Futurity

State of being that is yet to come; future state.

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Offing 76% connected

That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tomorrow 76% connected

On the day after the present day; on the next day; on the morrow.

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Time 76% connected

Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Timing 76% connected

of Time

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Future 74% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Future 74% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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Future 92% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hereafter 92% connected

In time to come; in some future time or state.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Arise verb · 78% connection

To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to as…

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Arrive verb · 78% connection

To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -…

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Character reference noun · 78% connection

a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;…

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Coming adjective · 78% connection

Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition.

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Cyrenaicism noun · 78% connection

(philosophy) The doctrine of Cyrenaics that people should ultimately aim at the pleasure of the present moment, disregarding future pa…

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Destine verb · 78% connection

To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by a…

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Divination noun · 78% connection

The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural mea…

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Draw verb · 78% connection

To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing…

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End verb · 78% connection

To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.

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Eternity noun · 78% connection

Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time.

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Eventuate verb · 78% connection

To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to pass.

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Executory adjective · 78% connection

Designed to be executed or carried into effect in time to come, or to take effect on a future contingency; as, an executory devise, re…

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Expectation noun · 78% connection

The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of p…

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Extrapolation noun · 78% connection

an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

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Forward transaction noun · 78% connection

a transaction in which a party purchases or sales a given product, and agrees to deliver it at a specific future time.

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Future perfect noun · 78% connection

a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "‘I will have finished’ is an example of the future p…

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Future perfect tense noun · 78% connection

a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "‘I will have finished’ is an example of the future p…

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Future tense noun · 78% connection

a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

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