as in upcoming
being soon to appear or take place
we're looking forward to your oncoming visit
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Recent Examples of oncoming
For the citizens of South Vietnam who had been resisting the oncoming Communists and aiding the Americans, their war was not over.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The child ran into oncoming traffic and was hit by a Honda CRV, followed by a pickup truck, Bill Rhodes with the police department said in a news conference broadcast by WOFL.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Blackmon allegedly drove up to 72 miles per hour in 35 mph zones, swerved into oncoming traffic and drove the wrong way on a one-way street throughout the pursuit, according to court documents.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Your eyes struggle to process how fast asphalt is oncoming through the low slung windshield.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The child ran into oncoming traffic and was hit by a Honda CRV, followed by a pickup truck, Bill Rhodes with the police department said in a news conference broadcast by WOFL.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Blackmon allegedly drove up to 72 miles per hour in 35 mph zones, swerved into oncoming traffic and drove the wrong way on a one-way street throughout the pursuit, according to court documents.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Your eyes struggle to process how fast asphalt is oncoming through the low slung windshield.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oncoming
Adjective
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Wendy Williams' guardianship on display in an upcoming documentary.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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These others can boast a ragged caliphate, closets full of Che T-shirts, and an upcoming Mission: Impossible movie, respectively.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The connective tissue to the previous films takes the form of the late, great Tony Todd, who before his death in November reprised his role as a wise coroner offering guidance to our characters, frantic to halt their impending doom.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Managers at Kid Rock’s Nashville restaurant told staff to go home on a busy Saturday night to avoid an impending raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, according to local reports.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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Based on last summer’s successful trials, the army corps planned to expand testing and increase the number of herbicide applications to about 16 locations in coming months.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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The association also plans to build excitement about the anniversary and coordinate on-campus activities in coming months.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oncoming. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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