forthcoming
adjective
forth·com·ing
fȯrth-ˈkə-miŋ 
ˈfȯrth-
1
: being about to appear or to be produced or made available
the forthcoming holidays
your forthcoming novel
funds are forthcoming
2
a
: responsive, outgoing
a forthcoming and courteous man
b
: characterized by openness, candidness, and forthrightness (see forthright entry 1 sense 1)
not forthcoming about his memories of medical school—
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He was more forthcoming about his past than they expected.
She has been less than forthcoming about her involvement in the scandal.
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To clarify settlement policy, the agencies could also consider issuing a new joint policy statement on merger remedies (Chairman Ferguson has indicated that one is forthcoming).
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Sure, who had recently survived a life-threatening illness, hinted that more revelations were forthcoming in his memoir.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
According to Hilliard, guidance around how Head Start grant recipients should actually implement the new policy is forthcoming from the Administration for Children and Families, the division of HHS that oversees Head Start.
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Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Sure, who had recently survived a life-threatening illness, hinted that more revelations were forthcoming in his memoir.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
According to Hilliard, guidance around how Head Start grant recipients should actually implement the new policy is forthcoming from the Administration for Children and Families, the division of HHS that oversees Head Start.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
More laconic objections were also forthcoming from Wesley Dudley, the Erie County district attorney.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for forthcoming
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“Forthcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forthcoming. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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forthcoming
adjective
forth·com·ing
(ˈ)fōrth-ˈkəm-iŋ
(ˈ)fȯrth-
1
a
: being about to appear : approaching
the forthcoming holidays
your forthcoming novel
b
: readily available
supplies will be forthcoming soon
2
a
: outgoing sense 2
a forthcoming and courteous man
b
: open and candid
not forthcoming about her past
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