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as in impending
giving signs of immediate occurrence
a storm is imminent, so you should seek shelter now
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as in upcoming
being soon to appear or take place
an imminent development that should radically transform how we treat the disease
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Recent Examples of imminent
Like many parents of trans youth now scrambling to protect their children, Moen could sense that the worst-case scenario was imminent.
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Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
Days after the order was signed, all three women were moved into segregated or special housing with other transgender women and told that their transfer to men’s facilities was imminent.
—Shaila Dewan, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
That bench should be bolstered by Callum Wilson’s imminent return, while Harvey Barnes is due back in a couple of weeks, but the attacking depth is not there at the moment.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The Knicks cleared Mitchell Robinson for full-contact practice on Monday, signaling that their defensive anchor’s return from a second ankle surgery could be imminent.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
Days after the order was signed, all three women were moved into segregated or special housing with other transgender women and told that their transfer to men’s facilities was imminent.
—Shaila Dewan, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
That bench should be bolstered by Callum Wilson’s imminent return, while Harvey Barnes is due back in a couple of weeks, but the attacking depth is not there at the moment.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The Knicks cleared Mitchell Robinson for full-contact practice on Monday, signaling that their defensive anchor’s return from a second ankle surgery could be imminent.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imminent
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Take Donald Trump’s impending executive order on ...—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dolson wants that to stop and hopes an early announcement about Woodson’s impending departure calms the waters.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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That means eliminating them provides no savings in the ongoing fiscal year, with the savings only coming in the upcoming fiscal year when those positions had been projected to be filled.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Community events upcoming The Mavericks remain active in the Kansas City community with several events lined up.—
Ben DeLaForest,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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In coming years, regulators will also tighten the standards.—
Indranil Debnath,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The pardons clear the way for potentially hundreds of his supporters to be released from prison in coming days, some of whom were sentenced to years in prison for violently attacking law enforcement that day.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Imminent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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