OFFINGS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

offings

noun

plural of offing

as in futurities

time that is to come major changes are in the offing for the company

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Recent Examples of offings In the early offings, Bradley Barcola lured Porro into a rash challenge out on Spain’s right flank. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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Noun

Everyone else would receive that information only after the principal oil futures market had closed for the weekend.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
As each sister searches for love, purpose, and freedom, their choices begin to reshape not only their own futures, but the lives of everyone around them.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of futures

Noun

Songwriters expressing pangs of grief for what once was held court with others fretting about undesirable futures and still others dreaming up cooler tomorrows.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Looking ahead to all of the tomorrows, all the adventures, the laughs, and all of the love.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

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