oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ 
ˈän-
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we're looking forward to your oncoming visit
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The man quickly pulls his partner to safety, steering her sharply away from the oncoming animal.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Seconds later, a black BMW M4 sailed through a concrete divider, veered into the southbound lanes and smashed into an oncoming car, according to a Los Angeles Times report citing the California Highway Patrol.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
The 5-foot-9, 195-pound North Dakota commit has gotten into the habit of spending Friday nights gleefully avoiding oncoming defenders.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Around 1997, her dad, a Black man named Hardy Jackson, was hit by an oncoming train.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Seconds later, a black BMW M4 sailed through a concrete divider, veered into the southbound lanes and smashed into an oncoming car, according to a Los Angeles Times report citing the California Highway Patrol.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
The 5-foot-9, 195-pound North Dakota commit has gotten into the habit of spending Friday nights gleefully avoiding oncoming defenders.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Around 1997, her dad, a Black man named Hardy Jackson, was hit by an oncoming train.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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