impend

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Recent Examples of impend Philadelphia Eagles fans poured into the streets on Sunday night and celebrated the team’s NFC Championship win and impending Super Bowl appearance. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025 Celebrations for Bundy's impending demise were held nationwide, and ABC News reported at the time that fireworks and crowds gathered and cheered for his execution. Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025 Would impending free agents like Smith and Murphy make their decisions based on the lack of continuity? Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 All five have additional urgency to their quests based on age, impending free agency of key players or both. John Hollinger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for impend
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Verb
  • Key Takeaways Markets rallied last week, led by strong gains in tech Senate prepares vote-a-rama on Trump’s major spending bill VIX rises as jobs data, Fed comments, tensions loom Markets posted strong gains last week led by the Nasdaq Composite which gained over 4%.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Zooming in on the image, however, I was struck less by what Allen was up to—innocently snapping photos on the festival grounds—than what loomed behind her: an array of Native American-style tipis, forming a mini village just a stone’s throw away from the main stages.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Is there love brewing after the wedding of the century?
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
  • Past and current Underground Brewers members followed similar paths, owning or brewing at Connecticut craft breweries.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

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“Impend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impend. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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