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undecided(adjective, open, uncertain, definite, unsettled)
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impending(adjective, expected, possible, incomplete, future)
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unsettled(adjective, open, uncertain, doubtful, vague)
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forthcoming(adjective, expected, possible, incomplete, imminent)
9
expected(adjective, future, imminent, forthcoming, approaching)
8
suspended(noun, adjective, incomplete, undecided, inoperative)
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undetermined(adjective, determined)
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unfinished
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during(preposition, time, event, concurrently)
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imminent(verb, adjective, expected, possible, incomplete)
7
coming(adjective, expected, possible, future, imminent)
7
in abeyance(noun, expression, adjective, idiom)
7
unresolved(adjective, open, uncertain, unsettled, vague)
6
awaiting(adjective, preposition, incomplete, undecided, to)
6
hanging(adjective, incomplete, undecided, pendent, overhanging)
6
open(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled, shaky)
6
pendent(adjective, open, uncertain, doubtful, vague)
6
while(preposition, time)
5
by
5
incomplete(adjective, uncertain, unsettled, vague, undecided)
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