as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place
an upcoming election
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Recent Examples of upcoming
Both Garcia-Roves and Tundidor are running for mayor in the upcoming November election, turning the budget debate into a preview of the political battle ahead.
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
SpaceX has moved its newest Starship spacecraft to the launch pad for testing ahead of the megarocket's upcoming 11th test flight.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
No date has been announced for the upcoming nuptials between Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his fiancée, superstar singer Taylor Swift.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
But on Friday, Aaron Heinrich, the nonprofit’s director, learned officials sought to cut more than 37% of its budget for the upcoming fiscal year and provide no funding for the 2026-27 budget cycle.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
SpaceX has moved its newest Starship spacecraft to the launch pad for testing ahead of the megarocket's upcoming 11th test flight.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
No date has been announced for the upcoming nuptials between Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his fiancée, superstar singer Taylor Swift.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
But on Friday, Aaron Heinrich, the nonprofit’s director, learned officials sought to cut more than 37% of its budget for the upcoming fiscal year and provide no funding for the 2026-27 budget cycle.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upcoming
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But experts believe there may be a bird flu resurgence with the fall migration season approaching.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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After another sweltering summer, fall is fast approaching.—
Roshae Hemmings,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Congress also faces an impending shutdown at the end of the month.—
Isabella Volmert,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Well, the moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot for even the most amateur astronomers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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Two California refineries are set to shut down in the coming months, with Phillips 66 scheduled to close its Los Angeles refinery by October and Valero closing its Benicia refinery by April 2026.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Bears’ 2025 penalty total has already ticked up to 20 with eight more coming Sunday.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Schuler’s years of location scouting told him that this dude was a player in their forthcoming story.—
Jay Glennie,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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And while the early modeling suggested that the networks would have to contend with the occasional instance of statistical backsliding, Nielsen hasn’t been forthcoming about what might be causing these aberrations.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Upcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upcoming. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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