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natural(adjective, ordinary, usual, normal, everyday)
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oncoming(adjective, close, expected, future, imminent)
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overdue(expected, appointed, scheduled)
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plotted(verb, adjective, planned)
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promising(adjective, close, reasonable, fair, acceptable)
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prophesied(verb, likely, predictable, probable)
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schemed(verb, adjective, planned)
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sure(adjective, expected, projected, foreseeable)
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surmised(verb, expected, supposed, presumed)
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up-and-coming(adjective, close, reasonable, fair, acceptable)
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welcome(adjective, time, expectation, necessary, wanted)
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about to happen(expression, idiom, close, expected, future)
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acceptable(reasonable, expected, apt, possible, hopeful)
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