1
as in upcoming
being soon to appear or take place
an impending celebration of the 100th anniversary of the college's founding
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2
as in looming
giving signs of immediate occurrence
an aura of impending doom hung over the city
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as in brewing
to be about to happen
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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Recent Examples of impending
John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
These impending closures don’t come as much of a surprise.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 16 June 2025
There is, as well, the issue of the Gucci license, the possible impending loss of which would be a big financial blow to Coty.
—Footwear News, 16 June 2025
One of our other teams also collaborated with Canadian regulators to evaluate form changes, which helped both parties understand the implications of the impending guidelines.
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—Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Presumably, Orlando will pick up his $2.2 million option since it isn’t guaranteed anyway, and the Magic can waive or trade him later if their impending roster and tax crunch necessitates it.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
These impending closures don’t come as much of a surprise.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 16 June 2025
There is, as well, the issue of the Gucci license, the possible impending loss of which would be a big financial blow to Coty.
—Footwear News, 16 June 2025
One of our other teams also collaborated with Canadian regulators to evaluate form changes, which helped both parties understand the implications of the impending guidelines.
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—Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impending
Adjective
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The upcoming 794-foot Luminara will stop at 10 new ports in Asia, including Cebu in the Philippines, Semarang in Indonesia, and Miyazaki in Japan.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 June 2025
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In the case of Sotheby’s upcoming sale of Napoleonic memorabilia, the answer involves fog, eerie sound effects and a Pop Art take on military regalia.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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The Golden Knights’ initial version of innovation included deploying an actor dressed as a medieval knight to give rousing pregame speeches on the ice while carrying out a plot of a looming battle against an opponent.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The outcome of the meeting could be pivotal with a potential military confrontation looming.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Trump's position was that the U.S. had removed any imminent threat posed by Iran, according to the official, who was not authorized to comment publicly about sensitive diplomatic talks and spoke on condition of anonymity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 June 2025
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No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress.—
Andrew Stanton
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Amazon and Disney aim to let advertisers start tapping into the new partnership in coming months.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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Both have avoided direct involvement so far, but their next moves—whether to increase supply or withhold capacity—could shape the direction of oil prices in coming months.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Impending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impending. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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