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26
coming(noun, verb, adjective, close, near)
19
forthcoming(adjective, near, planned, expected, likely)
18
impending(verb, adjective, warm, approach, near)
16
nearing(verb, adjective, adverb, moving, near)
14
at hand(expression, adjective, idiom, close, warm)
12
near(adjective, preposition, close, like, warm)
10
close(adjective, near, expected, likely, possible)
10
looming(verb, adjective, near, likely, possible)
7
in the offing(expression, adjective, idiom, near, planned)
6
in the cards(expression, adjective, idiom, likely, possible)
6
next(adjective, warm, near, expected, touching)
5
in store(expression, adjective, near, expected, likely)
5
nigh(adjective, adverb, close, like, warm)
5
threatening(verb, adjective, near, likely, possible)
4
in the wind(expression, adjective, idiom, near, expected)
4
in view(expression, adjective, near, expected, likely)
4
on the horizon(expression, adjective, idiom, likely, possible)
3
brewing(adjective, near, likely, possible)
3
following(verb, near, likely, possible)
3
menacing(adjective, near, likely, possible, threatening)
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