Future and Pending

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Future adjective - Of a time after the present.

Usage example: we must preserve our national parks in all their glory so that future generations can experience the majesty of nature

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Pending and future are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pending" instead an adjective "Future".

Nearby Words: futurist, futurism

Pending adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.

Usage example: a pending review of your work so far this term

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Future and pending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Future" instead an adjective "Pending".

To get her up to date on the pending crisis, they used a future-tech device to download the info into her "'Third Eye' pineal gland."

Source: Pineal Weirdness
Torchwood Declassified (2006-2011)note As with the parent series, its future is currently in limbo pending whether any future Torchwood seasons are produced.: The equivalent to Confidential for Torchwood.

Source: Franchise / Whoniverse
Charles Guiteau, the future assassin of President James Garfield, was able to get several meetings with the President to discuss his supposed pending appointing as Ambassador to France, even though Garfield didn't know him from Adam.

Source: Swiss Cheese Security

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