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
Nelson failed to yield to oncoming traffic while entering the highway to travel westbound, the report states.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
Akin to a sensor buoy at sea warning of an oncoming tsunami, DSCOVR provides real-time data on the solar wind, which helps forecasters issue alerts about incoming geomagnetic storms.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 May 2025
In the show, Tommy is protecting the Jackson settlement from another oncoming swarm of Infected attacking the city.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
At points during the chase, Haruna drove into oncoming traffic and onto the sidewalk before crashing his car around 6 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2021, the documents stated.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
Akin to a sensor buoy at sea warning of an oncoming tsunami, DSCOVR provides real-time data on the solar wind, which helps forecasters issue alerts about incoming geomagnetic storms.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 May 2025
In the show, Tommy is protecting the Jackson settlement from another oncoming swarm of Infected attacking the city.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
At points during the chase, Haruna drove into oncoming traffic and onto the sidewalk before crashing his car around 6 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2021, the documents stated.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oncoming
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Designer and stylist Rachel Zoe, who starred in her own reality show on Bravo, The Rachel Zoe Project, from 2008 to 2013, is returning to the network in the upcoming season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Whether your plans during the upcoming months include traveling, working from home, or chasing your kids down at the park, there’s a fan for that.—
Jeaneen Russell,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The Sox, who have lost eight of their nine road series this season, look to avoid getting swept Wednesday in a game that was moved up to 12:10 p.m. CT because of impending weather.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The German attacking midfielder is one of the brightest talents in soccer right now and his impending departure from Bayer Leverkusen had become a saga.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Five more such ships are scheduled to arrive there in coming days.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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Even if temperatures dip slightly below that level in coming years, the trajectory is clear, and so are the consequences.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oncoming. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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