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imminent(way, near, critical, ugly)
14
approaching(verb, near, likely, possible)
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impending(verb, near, critical, ugly)
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menacing(critical, likely, possible, immediate)
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threatening(verb, critical, likely, possible)
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coming(verb, near, likely, possible)
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near(close, likely, possible, settled)
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forthcoming(likely, possible, immediate, coming)
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at hand(expression, idiom, near, likely)
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close(near, likely, possible, immediate)
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nearing(verb, likely, possible, immediate)
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in prospect(expression, idiom, near, coming)
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immediate(near, likely, possible, imminent)
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brewing(noun, likely, possible, immediate)
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in the offing(expression, idiom, near, likely)
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future(destiny, ensuing)
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in store(expression, idiom, likely, possible)
3
in the cards(expression, idiom, likely, possible)
3
in view(expression, near, likely, possible)
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minatory(critical, threatening, forbidding, denunciatory)
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