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ineluctable(near, likely, possible, immediate, coming)
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inevasible(adjective, near, likely, possible, threatening)
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inexorable(near, doomed, coming, intended, designed)
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infer(determine, guess, estimate, calculate, predict)
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inferable(adjective, reasonable, fair, acceptable, expected)
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intended(adjective, prearranged, coming, structured, proposed)
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just around the corner(expression, idiom, planned, future, forthcoming)
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look(take, think, hope, anticipate, expect)
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look forward to(expression, take, think, anticipate, expect)
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looked toward(expression, planned, future, coming, forthcoming)
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looking to(expression, adjective, imminent, forthcoming, approaching)
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lowering
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lurking
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marked
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meant(adjective, near, prearranged, doomed, coming)
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near at hand(expression, idiom)
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next(near, likely, possible, immediate, imminent)
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nigh(near, likely, possible, immediate, imminent)
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odds(break, hope, possibility, expectation, fate)
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