1
as in arrival
the act of coming upon a scene
the endless succession of incomings had us wondering how we would ever find room for everyone
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2
as in revenue
usually incomings plural
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
the company's incomings from its brick-and-mortar stores, online sales, and Web site advertising
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Recent Examples of incoming
Rotation incoming To round out preseason, MNUFC will play L.A. Galaxy on Wednesday and New York City on Saturday.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Newcastle went into January looking to sell at least one squad player to aid their PSR position and the persistent message from late November onwards was that securing incomings would be very difficult and highly unlikely.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Questions remain over how the incoming will handle the situation, though Austin declined to speculate on future U.S. defense policies.
—Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Flights incoming were also facing cancellations: 89% of flights coming into Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were canceled, as were 93% flights to Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport and 90% of flights going into New Orleans.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Newcastle went into January looking to sell at least one squad player to aid their PSR position and the persistent message from late November onwards was that securing incomings would be very difficult and highly unlikely.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Questions remain over how the incoming will handle the situation, though Austin declined to speculate on future U.S. defense policies.
—Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Flights incoming were also facing cancellations: 89% of flights coming into Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were canceled, as were 93% flights to Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport and 90% of flights going into New Orleans.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoming
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Upon arrival, officers and firefighters from the Houston Fire Department found three victims, all adult men suffering from gunshot wounds, who were taken to local hospitals, Skelton said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Upon authorities' arrival, the young boy was found with his throat slit on the hotel room bed among Disneyland souvenirs, per the O.C. District Attorney.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs provide income to the government that applies them, although even after existing tariffs levied by Trump and Biden, the federal government last year collected about 30 times more revenue via individual income taxes than through tariffs.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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Focus On Fundamentals, Not Fear Savvy investors focus on fundamentals—revenue, earnings, cash flow, competitive advantage—not on the emotions of the marketplace.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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In 2015-16 at Division II Lenoir-Rhyne, Odom led the Bears to a 21-10 mark – a 13-win improvement — and the school’s first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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During the appearance, Lutnick said the average American, using his mother-in-law as an example, would not complain about not receiving their checks for a month but that someone who was hacking the system would do so.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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The idea of an investment obligation is based on the French model so that the profits [from the streamers] don’t flow untaxed to the USA, so to speak.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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Southern European countries wanted contributions to be relative to their GDP and asked the EU to find other funding sources, such as the remaining profits generated by Russia's frozen assets.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Max will not be producing additional episodes of the coming of age drama, co-created and produced by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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But the coming of more temperate climates will also drive population growth and boost overall economic activity.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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Students from a family making an annual income of $200,000 or less will be able to attend Harvard tuition-free, according to the school.—
Taylor Dunn,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
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So far this fiscal year, about 64% of the government's spending has been on Social Security, Medicare, health programs, income security and veterans' benefits and services.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoming. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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