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
On the freeway, Bartholomew reached speeds of 100 mph before taking the 47th Street exit and turning onto Franklin Boulevard into oncoming traffic, police said.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
The pickup truck leading them parks diagonally and obstructs oncoming vehicles.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Related card An inside look at the grueling world of professional cycling
Television footage shows the cyclists racing into oncoming traffic, bunching up into one lane of the road to avoid the line of trucks and cars.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
More than once, Woodall has to pull me back from oncoming traffic.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
The pickup truck leading them parks diagonally and obstructs oncoming vehicles.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Related card An inside look at the grueling world of professional cycling
Television footage shows the cyclists racing into oncoming traffic, bunching up into one lane of the road to avoid the line of trucks and cars.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
More than once, Woodall has to pull me back from oncoming traffic.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oncoming
Adjective
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Following this, Baszler was called to work with the production team on her upcoming television match, and no further significant altercations occurred.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Against that backdrop, Maxwell unpacks the transatlantic story so far and the upcoming plans for Motive Pictures.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Should near-retirees worry about an impending recession?—
Chris Carosa,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Growth Reports of weaker consumer confidence also spell trouble for the U.S. economy ahead, a worry that will have investors scouring economic data for signs of an impending recession.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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The split will force MSNBC to build up some of its own reporting and newsgathering infrastructure, especially in Washington D.C., where Kutler is expected to announce a new Washington Bureau for the network in coming months.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025
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Mass corporate bankruptcies are now no longer out of the question in coming months.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oncoming. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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