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impending

[im-pen-ding] / ɪmˈpɛn dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
forthcoming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approaching brewing 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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Maguire and his family are settled in the north-west, United valued the 33-year-old's experience, a factor that has taken on more importance this summer given the impending exit of Casemiro.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Kudrow’s comedy and the film – a real doc, not a mockumentary – take different approaches to grasping the fear and possibility of AI’s impending takeover.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The world, meanwhile, “still appears to be underestimating the impending supply shortages and higher fuel prices” that will cause.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Instead, the federal agency redoubled its efforts, with the latest salvo a “letter of impending enforcement” issued Tuesday and accompanied by a statement from U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Thankfully, the meatball sub had averted the impending Laleh-clysm.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram