as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place
an upcoming election
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Recent Examples of upcoming
The latter is an issue right now, as the max storage of these new cards is somewhat limited and wouldn’t be able to handle all my old Switch games and the new and upcoming Switch 2 games.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Other sponsors have reduced their funding but are still planning to march in the upcoming Manhattan parade, Kilbride said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 June 2025
A bit of nostalgia also colors their upcoming live shows, as the six-week tour will spotlight openers The Coral Reefer Band, the beloved touring and recording outfit of Jimmy Buffett, who died in 2023.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Heading into season 3, the podcast tackles investing, strategy, and reinvention with high-profile guests, including investor and sports team owner Josh Harris, as well as Magic Johnson, who is appearing on an upcoming episode.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 June 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Other sponsors have reduced their funding but are still planning to march in the upcoming Manhattan parade, Kilbride said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 June 2025
A bit of nostalgia also colors their upcoming live shows, as the six-week tour will spotlight openers The Coral Reefer Band, the beloved touring and recording outfit of Jimmy Buffett, who died in 2023.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Heading into season 3, the podcast tackles investing, strategy, and reinvention with high-profile guests, including investor and sports team owner Josh Harris, as well as Magic Johnson, who is appearing on an upcoming episode.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upcoming
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Family is everything to him, and recently the world has been buzzing about a forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic in which Brown’s cousin Jaafar Jackson is portraying their legendary King of Pop uncle.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Russian officials have said for weeks that such a document is forthcoming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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“Upcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upcoming. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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