oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ 
ˈän-
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we're looking forward to your oncoming visit
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Between the later evenings, milder breezes and prodigious quantities of mud, the oncoming Ides of March often promises hope (for most, at least) and a literally brighter world - all of which just means more daylight for reading, duh.
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Colin Dwyer, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
The accident occurred about 9:45 p.m. when 18-year-old Vance Peterson, driving a Ford F150 pickup truck westbound on Plank Road, went into oncoming traffic while unsuccessfully trying to avoid hitting the deer, a sheriff’s office news release said.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The boyfriend of a woman who was found dead in the grass along I-95 near Ives Dairy Road dragged her into the path of oncoming traffic, where she was struck and killed by a car, authorities laid out in his arrest warrant.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The driver sideswiped a 2015 blue Ford coupe driven by an adult man before crossing the median into oncoming traffic and colliding head-on with a 2024 gray Hyundai sedan driven by a solo female driver.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Colin Dwyer, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
The accident occurred about 9:45 p.m. when 18-year-old Vance Peterson, driving a Ford F150 pickup truck westbound on Plank Road, went into oncoming traffic while unsuccessfully trying to avoid hitting the deer, a sheriff’s office news release said.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The boyfriend of a woman who was found dead in the grass along I-95 near Ives Dairy Road dragged her into the path of oncoming traffic, where she was struck and killed by a car, authorities laid out in his arrest warrant.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The driver sideswiped a 2015 blue Ford coupe driven by an adult man before crossing the median into oncoming traffic and colliding head-on with a 2024 gray Hyundai sedan driven by a solo female driver.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncoming. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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