as in to loom
to be about to happen
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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Recent Examples of impend
What continued to bother him was the strange feeling of impending disaster.
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Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Publicly, Everton’s response to Dewsbury-Hall’s impending ban has been one of frustration.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Galas’s maid, played by the essential Mary Testa, is a former opera star herself, one who makes ominous pronouncements of impending doom in between her dusting.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Whitney warns that the situation is poised to worsen, with impending wage garnishment for seriously delinquent student-loan debt set to further squeeze this cohort.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Publicly, Everton’s response to Dewsbury-Hall’s impending ban has been one of frustration.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Galas’s maid, played by the essential Mary Testa, is a former opera star herself, one who makes ominous pronouncements of impending doom in between her dusting.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Whitney warns that the situation is poised to worsen, with impending wage garnishment for seriously delinquent student-loan debt set to further squeeze this cohort.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Good fixtures have offered the opportunity for a start that has wowed everyone, but tougher runs loom.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The flight disruption comes amid a stressful environment for air travel as the month-long government shutdown raises staffing issues for air traffic controllers and fuels flight delays, all while the holiday travel season looms.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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For years now, Fuentes has been both an embarrassment to the right and an indicator of what’s brewing in the id of conservatism.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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This month, a gadget for brewing better tea, a love letter to a lost water bottle, and a new-and-improved version of viral pan (yes, that one).—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Impend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impend. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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