as in upcoming
being soon to appear or take place
we're looking forward to your oncoming visit
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Recent Examples of oncoming
While traveling with a driver and bodyguard, their car, pursued by paparazzi, crashed into a support column, flipped and landed in front of oncoming traffic.
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The company claimed that the technology improves fuel efficiency, and the engine will be turned off temporarily when an oncoming downward slope is identified along the route.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The man quickly pulls his partner to safety, steering her sharply away from the oncoming animal.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Seconds later, a black BMW M4 sailed through a concrete divider, veered into the southbound lanes and smashed into an oncoming car, according to a Los Angeles Times report citing the California Highway Patrol.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The company claimed that the technology improves fuel efficiency, and the engine will be turned off temporarily when an oncoming downward slope is identified along the route.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The man quickly pulls his partner to safety, steering her sharply away from the oncoming animal.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Seconds later, a black BMW M4 sailed through a concrete divider, veered into the southbound lanes and smashed into an oncoming car, according to a Los Angeles Times report citing the California Highway Patrol.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oncoming
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In the trailer for the upcoming season, Kimmie expressed her reservations about running a business to Horace.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers quarterback situation for their upcoming Week 2 game against the New Orleans Saints may not be Purdy.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But experts believe there may be a bird flu resurgence with the fall migration season approaching.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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After another sweltering summer, fall is fast approaching.—
Roshae Hemmings,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Congress also faces an impending shutdown at the end of the month.—
Isabella Volmert,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Well, the moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot for even the most amateur astronomers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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Final Thought For Leaders The leaders who succeed in the coming decade will pair their technology investments with a disciplined approach to aligning human capital at the instinctive level.—
Carrie Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the 50% tariffs against New Delhi have had little effect so far – bar dragging Modi to Beijing and into Putin’s limo – and apparently increasing India’s purchases of Russian oil by 15% to 50% in the coming months, according to sources describing Indian oil markets to CNN.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oncoming. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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