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
Police had terminated the pursuit when Coldiron started driving into the oncoming lanes of traffic, Gonzalez said.
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Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Her car was struck by a semi-truck when her car crossed the median into oncoming traffic.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
Rank then drove into an oncoming lane and across the parking lot entrance at the same time the officers were turning into the lot, causing the collision, the complaint alleges.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Video released by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office shows the teen refusing to stop for deputies, speeding along busy roadways and driving into oncoming traffic during the pursuit.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Her car was struck by a semi-truck when her car crossed the median into oncoming traffic.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
Rank then drove into an oncoming lane and across the parking lot entrance at the same time the officers were turning into the lot, causing the collision, the complaint alleges.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Video released by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office shows the teen refusing to stop for deputies, speeding along busy roadways and driving into oncoming traffic during the pursuit.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oncoming
Adjective
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Boston is expected to see periods of snow and rain throughout the upcoming week, as highs remain well above freezing for the area, according to National Weather Service forecasts.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Named Issac 0, the company launched the autonomous robot as a prequel to their upcoming robot Issac, which will be released later this year.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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And that means the regular season is fast approaching.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The deadline to submit a claim form for a 23andMe settlement is fast approaching.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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McMillian is going to command top-scale money, if not in the form of an extension this offseason, then a year from now as an impending unrestricted free agent.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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If the acknowledgement from those in attendance wasn’t enough, Bubic punctuated his impending return — from a left rotator cuff strain — with a simple nod and wry smile.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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The idea is that by doing this little bit of work ahead of time, the coming week will be a little easier, says Courtney Cantrell, PsyD, a licensed psychologist located in south Florida.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
18 Feb. 2026
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Georgia Power also plans to run its coal plants significantly more in the coming years, according to its fuel filing.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oncoming. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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