as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place
an upcoming election
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Recent Examples of upcoming
On the morning of the upcoming Mars-Uranus conjunction, try to spot this eighth-magnitude star as well.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
Landing ‘Star Trek’ icon for next show Two Cities’ other big upcoming show is The Yank starring Star Trek icon Kate Mulgrew, another original story that has a distinctly old IP feel to it.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 July 2026
There are the anxieties of David Ellison’s Paramount’s upcoming acquisition of Warners.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
The singer asked for their firstborn in a video message thanking them for their generous $2 million donation to her Imagination Library ahead of their upcoming wedding.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 July 2026
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
Landing ‘Star Trek’ icon for next show Two Cities’ other big upcoming show is The Yank starring Star Trek icon Kate Mulgrew, another original story that has a distinctly old IP feel to it.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 July 2026
There are the anxieties of David Ellison’s Paramount’s upcoming acquisition of Warners.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
The singer asked for their firstborn in a video message thanking them for their generous $2 million donation to her Imagination Library ahead of their upcoming wedding.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upcoming
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With fireworks season fast approaching, there's no better time than now to get your pet fast and reliable support before anxiety hits hardest.
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And June 30 is fast approaching.
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Neither will New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who on Tuesday was mum on any details to which he’d been made privy, carefully side-stepping a question about the Swift event during a press conference about the impending heat wave.
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LeBron James's impending free agency, though less leveraged at 41, points predictably towards a return to the Lakers.
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The world’s largest Wally’s is set to break ground in Independence in the coming months, with construction expected to conclude in 2027.
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Brickell is set to get even more Class A office space in coming years.
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Though he is often targeted by every kind of criticism on social media, Kylian Mbappé becomes more forthcoming when the subject is online harassment.
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Respect secured, Rome is now focused on building and expanding his fortune and sound, with his forthcoming album, Sock It 2 My Pocket, being the next step toward those goals.
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“Upcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upcoming. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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