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pending(adjective, expected, possible, imminent, coming)
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predestined(adjective, close, expected, future, imminent)
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preparing(adjective, close, expected, future, imminent)
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probable(near, likely, possible, immediate, imminent)
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proximate
1
about to be(expression, idiom)
1
afflux
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affluxion
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against(preposition, moving, near, to, nearly)
1
almost on one(expression, idiom, close, expected, future)
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already in sight(expression, idiom)
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appropinquation
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approximate
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approximately
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arm-in-arm
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arm in arm(expression, idiom)
1
around
1
ascending
1
aspiring(adjective, close, expected, future, imminent)
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