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as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place
a listing of the coming attractions
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2
as in next
being the one that comes immediately after another
in the coming year
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as in future
of a time after the present
over the coming weeks we'll be adding to the staff
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as in arrival
the act of coming upon a scene
the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started
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as in entering
to move closer to
come here and sit by the fire
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as in arriving
to get to a destination
when do you think they'll come?
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as in becoming
to eventually have as a state or quality
your dreams can come true
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as in happening
to take place
whatever may come we'll always be together
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as in progressing
to move forward along a course
how is the remodeling job coming?
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Recent Examples of coming
Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
With the number of exoplanets having recently passed the 6,000 mark, astronomers are busy preparing for many thousands more in the coming years, with underutilized planet-finding techniques about to come to the fore to add the deluge from transit surveys.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
In the coming months, Bechtel’s project team will continue feeding waste and glass-forming materials into the melters, filling stainless-steel containers, and transporting them to the Hanford Site’s Integrated Disposal Facility.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Health care has become even more crucial, the union argues, with the possibility that rates under the Affordable Care Act might increase dramatically in coming months.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
With the number of exoplanets having recently passed the 6,000 mark, astronomers are busy preparing for many thousands more in the coming years, with underutilized planet-finding techniques about to come to the fore to add the deluge from transit surveys.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
But broadly speaking some Christians say parts of the Bible describe an event in which the faithful, living and dead, will vanish from the Earth and be lifted up and returned to Jesus in heaven, often as part of his second coming.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Splice says the platform will be adding more high-profile instrument downloads in the coming months as well.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
In the coming months, Bechtel’s project team will continue feeding waste and glass-forming materials into the melters, filling stainless-steel containers, and transporting them to the Hanford Site’s Integrated Disposal Facility.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming
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The Victoria's Secret Fashion show is fast approaching, and with it, the usual fanfare as audiences ready to watch models defy gravity in impossibly tall heels, heavy wings and jaw-dropping lingerie looks.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Now, season 2 is fast approaching.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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Help your bulbs store up nutrients for next year by fertilizing again after the flowers have finished blooming.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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If Democrats hope to offer voters an alternative to Trumpism next election cycle, their standard-bearer cannot look like its mirror image.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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His slashing playing style caught Lorch’s eye at a tournament in the summer of 1991, and the 13-year-old was soon on a plane with future pros Erick Barkley and Stephon Marbury to an event in Arizona.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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North Kansas City, the small city with the Armour business district across the river from downtown Kansas City, has been floated as one of the possible contenders for a future Royals stadium.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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As well as finding comfort on arrival, Smith is determined that those who move on do not feel abandoned.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Diwali celebrations begin by devotees deep cleaning their homes and surroundings to prepare for the goddess' arrival, the National Museum of Asian Art noted.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Those without internet access can listen to the call live by dialing (833) 470-1428 and then entering the passcode, 549176.—
Jon Walker,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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Aid workers added that rebuilding sanitation networks is also necessary but will be a challenge until the supplies entering Gaza necessary increase.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dončić needed a center, someone who could throttle to the basket and finish after arriving.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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At Windsor International Airport, the terminal was nearly empty because there were no flights immediately arriving or departing, airport President Mark Galvin said.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Pair with red lipstick and an LBD or use the earrings to add dimension to a leather jacket and cargo pants — becoming the coolest dresser in a 100-mile radius.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Jon Rahm was looking forward to winning the Spanish Open last week and making history, becoming the first player to win the event four times.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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What’s happening now simply makes that old equation visible to everyone else.—
Josiah Bates,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Venus’s movement into Libra couldn’t be happening at a better time!—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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