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futuristic

[fyoo-chuh-ris-tik] / ˌfyu tʃəˈrɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
ahead of one's time
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Futuristic robotics and housing were dropped, and the first phase of the proposed project would be paid for using funds committed by the Japanese government as part of the trade deal reached in July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Futuristic test vehicles from Cruise and Waymo are a common sight in some parts of San Francisco.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2023

Futuristic stories that we wrote, more like musical landscaping and a backdrop for a movie, really.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2017

Futuristic, "Cheerleaders" singer OMI, rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot and "Pitch Perfect 2" star Hailee Steinfeld are all performing at the awards show this year. 

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2015

The Vortex is—no, not the War; that comes later—but the trials of a world which tests adolescence, a world of suffrage rebellions, of Futuristic art and morals.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 5, 1917 by Various




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