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approaching(noun, verb, adjective, close)
22
forthcoming(adjective, planned, expected, likely)
21
impending(verb, adjective, planned, likely)
15
imminent(adjective, close, way, planned)
12
nearing(verb, adjective, advance, approach, way)
11
at hand(expression, adjective, idiom, close)
10
looming(verb, adjective, likely, possible)
10
upcoming(adjective, expected, likely, future)
8
next(adjective, order, time, planned)
7
close(adjective, order, time, likely)
7
following(adjective, order, time, likely)
6
in the offing(expression, adjective, idiom, planned)
5
immediate(adjective, likely, possible, imminent)
5
instant(adjective, doomed, destiny, forthcoming)
4
in prospect(expression, adjective, idiom, destiny)
2
gathering(likely, possible, probable, immediate)
2
probable(likely, possible, predictable, future)
2
that will be(expression, idiom, doomed, intended)
1
bound for(expression, adjective, doomed, intended)
1
certain(adjective, doomed, imminent, forthcoming)
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