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synonyms for oncoming

  • approaching
  • onrushing
  • coming
  • advancing
  • expected
  • forthcoming
  • imminent
  • looming
  • nearing
  • upcoming

antonyms for oncoming

MOST RELEVANT
  • past
  • preceding
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How to use oncoming in a sentence

They’re now IPX4 rated, which means they’re tough enough to endure the rigors of the gym and they won’t block out the sound of an oncoming bus that could really ruin your morning jog.
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With no injuries or earthquake rubble to struggle through, he might have escaped an oncoming tsunami—but just barely.
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Their characters might have been harbingers of an oncoming apocalypse, but their comprehension and compassion allowed them to emerge unscathed.
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In some places, there’s less space than it’ll take to fit oncoming 18-wheelers side by side, but also no shoulders for them to put their outside wheels on.
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It should be able to change the asteroid’s orbit just enough to be detectable from Earth, demonstrating that this kind of strike could nudge an oncoming threat out of Earth’s way.
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Donny found himself, dazed and alone, upon the cross-ties, groping toward the oncoming train.
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Other forces now shape the oncoming generations and prepare them for further sensitive influences.
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The yacht nearly broached to, while the next oncoming wave broke fairly aboard, filling the cockpit half-full of water.
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The next moment Harvey, with a sudden turn of the tiller, threw the Surprise full tilt at the oncoming sloop.
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The hunter points it in a general way in the direction of the oncoming beast, pulls the trigger and hopes for the best.
IN AFRICAJOHN T. MCCUTCHEON
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