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
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Relief could come soon, however, as legislators debate bills aimed at easing the burden in the upcoming legislative session that begins March 4.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Neil Young has announced plans to perform a free concert in Ukraine ahead of his upcoming European summer tour with the Chrome Hearts.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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With the end of Q1 fast approaching, the impending start of Q2 offers an ideal time for a business to stop, assess current progress and strategize about next steps.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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After spending months finding ways to make every detail of their three-destination trip special, everything was almost derailed when an impending passport expiration nearly halted his ability to leave the country.—
Megan Pinckney Rutherford,
Vogue,
4 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 15 Mar. 2025.
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