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closing(verb, adjective, approaching)
2
comminatory(adjective, critical, forbidding, denunciatory)
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condemned(near, doomed, coming, intended, designed)
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converging(verb, adjective, approaching)
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dangerous(adjective, critical, forbidding, denunciatory)
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dawning
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doomed(near, coming, intended, designed, meant)
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foreboding(adjective, threatening)
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gathering(near, likely, possible, probable, immediate)
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going to happen(expression, idiom, destiny)
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horror
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in reserve(expression, idiom, destiny)
2
in the wind(expression, idiom, likely, possible, immediate)
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ominous
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oncoming(adjective, impending, ensuing)
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preparing
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that will be(expression, idiom, near, coming, intended)
2
upcoming(adjective, soon)
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abject
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about to happen(expression, idiom, near, likely, possible)
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