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
The captain brought the ship to a relative standstill and looked at the light through his glasses, soon realizing the beam was coming from an oncoming ship.
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Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Tens of thousands of people evacuated, some having run on foot to flee oncoming flames.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Authorities said Lebert was driving south on U.S. Route 45 at around 1:05 a.m. Tuesday when her Acura crossed into the oncoming lanes and ran head-on into a northbound semi-trailer.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
At the last moment, Crider said, Butler maneuvered his patrol vehicle into the Jeep’s path, preventing the oncoming car from hitting Crider’s truck and other vehicles around him.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Tens of thousands of people evacuated, some having run on foot to flee oncoming flames.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Authorities said Lebert was driving south on U.S. Route 45 at around 1:05 a.m. Tuesday when her Acura crossed into the oncoming lanes and ran head-on into a northbound semi-trailer.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
At the last moment, Crider said, Butler maneuvered his patrol vehicle into the Jeep’s path, preventing the oncoming car from hitting Crider’s truck and other vehicles around him.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oncoming
Adjective
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That means eliminating them provides no savings in the ongoing fiscal year, with the savings only coming in the upcoming fiscal year when those positions had been projected to be filled.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Community events upcoming The Mavericks remain active in the Kansas City community with several events lined up.—
Ben DeLaForest,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Take Donald Trump’s impending executive order on ...—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dolson wants that to stop and hopes an early announcement about Woodson’s impending departure calms the waters.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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In coming years, regulators will also tighten the standards.—
Indranil Debnath,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The pardons clear the way for potentially hundreds of his supporters to be released from prison in coming days, some of whom were sentenced to years in prison for violently attacking law enforcement that day.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oncoming. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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