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brewing

[broo-ing] / ˈbru ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
afoot
Synonyms
WEAK
astir cooking forthcoming getting ready going on in preparation
Antonyms
WEAK
completed ended finished
ADJECTIVE
cooking
Synonyms
STRONG
baking boiling broiling browning frying grilling heating roasting simmering sizzling steaming steeping stewing toasting
ADJECTIVE
destined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coming designed doomed intended
STRONG
closed compelled condemned directed foreordained impending looming meant menacing near ordained overhanging predestined predetermined sealed settled stated threatening
WEAK
at hand certain compulsory forthcoming hanging over in prospect in store in the cards in the wind ineluctable inescapable inevitable inexorable instant predesigned que sera sera that is to be that will be to come unavoidable way the ball bounces
Antonyms
STRONG
distant remote unsettled
WEAK
avoidable unscheduled
ADJECTIVE
imminent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
forthcoming immediate impending inevitable likely looming possible probable unavoidable
WEAK
about to happen approaching close coming expectant fast-approaching following gathering in store in the air in the cards in the offing in the wind in view ineluctable inescapable inevasible menacing near nearing next nigh on its way on the horizon on the verge overhanging see it coming threatening to come unescapable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoidable distant escapable later never unlikely
WEAK
doubtful far future
ADJECTIVE
impending
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approaching imminent looming
STRONG
coming gathering hovering menacing near nearing overhanging portending threatening
WEAK
at hand in the cards in the offing in the wind looking to ominous on the horizon proximate see it coming waiting to
Antonyms
STRONG
gone past
WEAK
distant later never remote

Example Sentences

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Trouble has been brewing around “The Bachelorette” for weeks as Paul was doing publicity for the show.

From Los Angeles Times

More than 100 people crowded into a bar on a chilly Saturday evening on Manhattan’s west side to draw up battle plans for a brewing national showdown over artificial-intelligence policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

"In this case, we all knew that there was something brewing in the Middle East," John says.

From BBC

Despite this, she knew "there was something brewing".

From BBC

A repeat now looks to be brewing with regards the shuttered DHS.

From The Wall Street Journal

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