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
Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Neighborhoods are getting involved in the fight to end child hunger even as Congress remains at a standstill over the impending finance bill.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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Adjective
The Curse builds a complex internal mythology using clips from fake reality TV series and faux newscasts, steadily undermining the viewer's sense of reality by combining sinister figures from Japanese folklore with an overwhelming sense of impending doom.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Neighborhoods are getting involved in the fight to end child hunger even as Congress remains at a standstill over the impending finance bill.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
What continued to bother him was the strange feeling of impending disaster.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impending
Adjective
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Most analysts who spoke with said that the Senate will be a tougher feat for Democrats than the House, although there is still a lot up in the air, given ongoing and potentially upcoming redistricting plans and rules.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Bergeron, 70, will be a guest judge on the upcoming episode — which will mark the show's 20th anniversary — alongside Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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But this worsening food crisis now on a collision course with the issue Democrats are holding firm to fix in this shutdown, looming, skyrocketing health care costs for some 20 million Americans insured through the Affordable Care Act.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The fate of the enhanced premium tax credits that make coverage more affordable for 92% of enrollees remains up in the air, with the prospect of significantly higher premiums looming.—
Michelle Andrews,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Flu season is fast approaching—but the ongoing government shutdown is causing delays in disease tracking, which is typically monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The holiday season is fast approaching, so now is the time to order your holiday cards.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Although nothing is imminent, club sources say the hierarchy are keen to find a successor and have held talks with a number of candidates.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, the commander-in-chief can authorize military force without Congress, but only in response to an imminent threat.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 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
Adjective
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The CEOs of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley stoked those fears on Tuesday, warning that investors should brace for a market downturn in coming years.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Qualcomm expects to lose Apple as a customer for its modem business in the coming years, and has been working to diversify by making chips for other devices such as Windows PCs and virtual-reality headsets and smart glasses from Meta.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Impending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impending. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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