1
as in unsettled
not yet settled or decided
a decision is pending about whether to buy computers or sports equipment with this money
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2
as in upcoming
being soon to appear or take place
a pending review of your work so far this term
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3
as in impending
giving signs of immediate occurrence
the sky darkened with a pending storm
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Recent Examples of pending
Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
But while Lee has helped establish a $60 million state grant fund to attract new nuclear investments in Tennessee, after two years of existence, contracts have been finalized for just over $7 million, with $11 million more pending.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2022
Since Sorokin is currently in Immigration and Enforcement custody pending deportation, the video interview happened in fits and starts because Cooper and Sorokin had to keep reconnecting on the phone when time was up.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
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Adjective
Attorneys have also raised concerns about the increase in arrests of people with pending charges, who are presumed innocent, and disrupting their ability to mount a defense.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
But while Lee has helped establish a $60 million state grant fund to attract new nuclear investments in Tennessee, after two years of existence, contracts have been finalized for just over $7 million, with $11 million more pending.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Preposition
Judges have blocked Alabama's and Arkansas' measures from taking effect pending litigation.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2022
Since Sorokin is currently in Immigration and Enforcement custody pending deportation, the video interview happened in fits and starts because Cooper and Sorokin had to keep reconnecting on the phone when time was up.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pending
Adjective
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Controversial claims of room-temperature superconductors remain unsettled.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is an unsettled team that enters this season with a ton of questions surrounding their top players (can Thatcher Demko stay healthy?—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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An impending roadblock is combining with the Senate, whose NDAA version has a topline of $925 billion.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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But what might motivate the impending path-crossing between Dani and Ridge is less clear, especially in light of Dani and Devon having their own flirty run-in at the tail end of James' time on Beyond the Gates.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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The vigil was hosted at the Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center, at 1212 Royal Parkway in Euless, on Monday night to honor the lives lost during an anti-corruption protest in Nepal.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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On June 25, 2025, Rick Nolthenius, an astronomer at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, and his former student, amateur astronomer Kirk Bender, set out to observe the Quaoar system during an occultation.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By the time the credits roll, Sound of Metal avoids all of the tired clichés that typically come from this sort of low-budget undertaking, and achieves something more introspective and, much like the hardest and most profound journeys in life, unresolved.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Newsom’s record as governor will be an issue, with critics citing California’s many unresolved issues, such as homelessness, housing shortages, cost of living and poverty.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After another sweltering summer, fall is fast approaching.—
Roshae Hemmings,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fall is fast approaching, the season of pumpkin spice lattés, flannel shirts and of dozens of TV premieres.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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The patent for this low-latency wireless communication protocol, spearheaded by NREL power electronics Sarwar Islam, is pending.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Investors peg the chances of three quarter-point rate cuts by the end of this year at about 76%, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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That means an undetermined number of local jobs will be among those eliminated.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Pending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pending. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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