as in to loom
to be about to happen
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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Recent Examples of impend
Philadelphia Eagles fans poured into the streets on Sunday night and celebrated the team’s NFC Championship win and impending Super Bowl appearance.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Celebrations for Bundy's impending demise were held nationwide, and ABC News reported at the time that fireworks and crowds gathered and cheered for his execution.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Would impending free agents like Smith and Murphy make their decisions based on the lack of continuity?
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
All five have additional urgency to their quests based on age, impending free agency of key players or both.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Celebrations for Bundy's impending demise were held nationwide, and ABC News reported at the time that fireworks and crowds gathered and cheered for his execution.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Would impending free agents like Smith and Murphy make their decisions based on the lack of continuity?
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
All five have additional urgency to their quests based on age, impending free agency of key players or both.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impend
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More than 1,000 people gathered under gray skies Sunday morning at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally that will lead into a protest march, as the community gathers its strength for a looming fight under President Trump’s second administration.—
Christine Fernando,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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And there are reasons for optimism—chiefly, the looming July close on the acquisition of NewPoint Holdings JV LLC.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Eleanor’s view There’s a key difference between this brewing Palantir fight and last year’s surveillance battle: Trump was, at least briefly, aligned with conservatives in opposition to unfettered expansion of that wiretapping law.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
5 June 2025
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Price pressures are brewing as companies hesitate to hire Tariffs have long been expected to jack up prices, and even though much of Trump’s trade policy is in question by the courts, many businesses say their input costs have gone up.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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“Impend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impend. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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