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approach(noun, advance, way, path, access)
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looming(verb, adjective, likely, possible, immediate)
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progressing(verb, adjective, close, expected, future)
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approximating(verb, adjective, like, approaching, undifferentiated)
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close(adjective, near, expected, likely, possible)
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in the offing(expression, adjective, idiom, close, near)
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nearly(adverb, preposition, moving, near, to)
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advance(noun, approach, way, path, access)
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closing(verb, approaching)
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docking(adjective, close, expected, future, imminent)
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