as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm since the end of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation has seemed to be a less likely imminence

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Recent Examples of imminence When children among Wyatt’s extended family reach their teen years, the aunts, uncles, and grandparents celebrate the imminence of adulthood with a group vacation, although the destinations tend to be humble in their ambition. Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024 That is the reason the apparent imminence of his death is so consequential. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025 But what Buber considered ruinous is what many fundamentalist Christians, knowingly or not, continue to prize: the idea that history is already written and that a state of permanent imminence not only exists in the future but also overlaps with our harsh or meaningless present. Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 But even with his players echoing Roberts’ words, there was a certain inevitability about the imminence of the Dodgers’ title and the beginning of an appreciation of the scope of their accomplishments. Jerry Beach, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for imminence
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Noun
  • The thinking among investors is that the stocks in the ETF will get more attention due to the threat from Iran's sophisticated army of hackers.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • The threats guiding the world of medical device cybersecurity encompass many attack types.
    Christian Espinosa, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The ones at the top of your danger list need immediate attention.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The real danger here isn’t that LLaMA can write a Silverman-style joke.
    Aron Solomon June 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025

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“Imminence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminence. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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