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
The same applies to impending holiday bonuses.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
But Kingsley warns of impending trouble for the twosome as Trevor's ambition once again rears its ugly head.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
That acute sense of impending loss became entwined with a defeat that sunk the Chiefs to a 6-8 record and eliminated them from playoff contention for the first time since 2014.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
There are impending risks to protections on all Americans.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
But Kingsley warns of impending trouble for the twosome as Trevor's ambition once again rears its ugly head.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
That acute sense of impending loss became entwined with a defeat that sunk the Chiefs to a 6-8 record and eliminated them from playoff contention for the first time since 2014.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
There are impending risks to protections on all Americans.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
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But, amid all the energy surrounding the team’s future, the looming lawsuit against Missouri’s stadium-funding plan has drawn little public attention over the past several weeks.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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And so while his players slept, his fanbase celebrated and a semifinal game loomed, Curt Cignetti went into the office and met with recruits to talk about the next season.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Complaints about the Fed’s unaccountability — the flip-side of its independence — have brewed for years and gained steam in the wake of the 2008 crisis, which expanded its power and its balance sheet.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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To get the greatest antioxidant boost from your mug of green tea, brew the tea in hot water for a longer period of time, and don't add milk.—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Impend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impend. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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