: that is to be : future
—usually used postpositively and often in combination
a bride-to-be
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Create a to-be list—watch a sunset or a bird nesting—alongside your to-do list.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Drew Scott can’t help but gush about his wife and mother-of-two to-be.
—Alex Cramer, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
Emotional parents took proud photos on their cellphones before sending the children off, teachers corralled their students into lesson plans, and shy kids met their soon- to-be best friends.
—Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
Flo Milli’s edit is the first in the collab, but more to-be-revealed artists will curate their own in the coming months.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Drew Scott can’t help but gush about his wife and mother-of-two to-be.
—Alex Cramer, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
Emotional parents took proud photos on their cellphones before sending the children off, teachers corralled their students into lesson plans, and shy kids met their soon- to-be best friends.
—Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
Flo Milli’s edit is the first in the collab, but more to-be-revealed artists will curate their own in the coming months.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
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“To-be.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-be. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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