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
His fall was triggered by the resignation, in December, of Chrystia Freeland, his long-serving finance minister and once close confidant, which was in effect an internal vote of no-confidence, tied to her concerns about the growing deficit and the oncoming train of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Officers at the scene said the man drove around the crossing guards to try to beat the oncoming train.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2024
Tens of thousands of people evacuated, some having run on foot to flee oncoming flames.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
The video, posted to Instagram on Sunday, shows the driver accelerating through the crowd of cyclists on Olympic Boulevard, narrowly missing them and at one point driving into oncoming traffic to go around them.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Officers at the scene said the man drove around the crossing guards to try to beat the oncoming train.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2024
Tens of thousands of people evacuated, some having run on foot to flee oncoming flames.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
The video, posted to Instagram on Sunday, shows the driver accelerating through the crowd of cyclists on Olympic Boulevard, narrowly missing them and at one point driving into oncoming traffic to go around them.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oncoming
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Johansson, 40, and Jenna Bush Hager spoke with Grace, 46, on the show, where the actor was promoting his upcoming action film, Flight Risk.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Hill is guaranteed $27.6 million this upcoming season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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According to Ackroyd, the core belief of Campaign for Wool can be traced back to King Charles’ statements in 1974 about the impending dangers of petrochemical fibers.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
28 Jan. 2025
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Here, being replaceable is a relief, as Pasqual struggles to balance his career as half of a successful directing duo with the demands of impending parenthood.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
28 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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In the next coming years, Metro Transit also is upgrading its fare collection equipment systemwide for the first time in 20 years which will allow riders to purchase fares by tapping their mobile phones or credit cards.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
15 Nov. 2024
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oncoming. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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