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compulsory(doomed, coming, intended, designed)
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directed(doomed, coming, intended, designed)
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expectant(likely, possible, probable, immediate)
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fast-approaching(likely, possible, probable, immediate)
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following(likely, possible, probable, immediate)
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foreordained(doomed, coming, intended, designed)
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hanging over(expression, doomed, coming, intended)
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in the air(expression, adjective, idiom, likely)
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ineluctable(likely, possible, immediate, coming)
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inescapable(likely, possible, immediate, coming)
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inevasible(likely, possible, probable, immediate)
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inexorable(doomed, coming, intended, designed)
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likely(possible, probable, immediate, imminent)
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meant(doomed, coming, intended, designed)
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next(adjective, likely, possible, threatening)
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nigh(adjective, likely, possible, immediate)
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on its way(expression, idiom, likely, possible)
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on the verge(expression, idiom, likely, possible)
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ordained(doomed, imminent, coming, forthcoming)
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possible(likely, probable, immediate, imminent)
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