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imminent(adjective, critical, forbidding, denunciatory)
10
impending(adjective, critical, forbidding, denunciatory)
5
threatening(adjective, critical, forbidding, denunciatory)
4
at hand
4
close at hand
3
close
3
looming(adjective, critical, forbidding, denunciatory)
3
menacing(adjective, critical, forbidding, denunciatory)
3
near
2
forthcoming
2
future
2
minatory(adjective, critical, threatening, forbidding, denunciatory)
1
approaching
1
beetle
1
beetle-browed
1
brewing
1
coming
1
immediate
1
in reserve
1
in store
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