78 entries under forthcoming topic. ×

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immediate(adjective, warm, near, expected, likely)
5
in store(expression, adjective, near, expected, likely)
5
nigh(adjective, adverb, close, like, warm)
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proximate(adjective, warm, near, handy, nearby)
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threatening(verb, adjective, near, likely, possible)
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in the wind(expression, adjective, idiom, near, expected)
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in view(expression, adjective, near, expected, likely)
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on the horizon(expression, adjective, idiom, likely, possible)
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brewing(adjective, near, likely, possible, immediate)
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fated(adjective, planned, expected, imminent, coming)
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following(verb, near, likely, possible, immediate)
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in prospect(expression, adjective, expected, thriving, imminent)
3
menacing(adjective, near, likely, possible, threatening)
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about to happen(expression, idiom, near, expected, likely)
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close at hand(expression, idiom, near, planned, handy)
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coming up(expression, moving, planned, possible, imminent)
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due(adjective, expected, imminent, promising)
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en route(expression, moving, expected, thriving, imminent)
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gathering(near, likely, possible, immediate, imminent)
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instant(adjective, expected, imminent, promising)
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