as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place
an upcoming election
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Recent Examples of upcoming
Margaret Qualley always makes a splash with her looks, and her appearance at the 78th Cannes Film Festival to present her upcoming film was no exception.
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María Munsuri, Glamour, 24 May 2025
The actress, 40, walked the red carpet for the premiere of her upcoming film Honey Don't!
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 May 2025
Tribeca festival co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal expressed support for Billy Joel on Friday after his disclosure of a health condition that has forced the cancellation of upcoming tour dates.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 May 2025
The upcoming Cha Eun-Woo VR Concert: Memories will show in 21 cities across five continents starting next month.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for upcoming
María Munsuri, Glamour, 24 May 2025
The actress, 40, walked the red carpet for the premiere of her upcoming film Honey Don't!
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 May 2025
Tribeca festival co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal expressed support for Billy Joel on Friday after his disclosure of a health condition that has forced the cancellation of upcoming tour dates.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 May 2025
The upcoming Cha Eun-Woo VR Concert: Memories will show in 21 cities across five continents starting next month.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upcoming
Adjective
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The Sox, who have lost eight of their nine road series this season, look to avoid getting swept Wednesday in a game that was moved up to 12:10 p.m. CT because of impending weather.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The German attacking midfielder is one of the brightest talents in soccer right now and his impending departure from Bayer Leverkusen had become a saga.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Five more such ships are scheduled to arrive there in coming days.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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Even if temperatures dip slightly below that level in coming years, the trajectory is clear, and so are the consequences.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Family is everything to him, and recently the world has been buzzing about a forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic in which Brown’s cousin Jaafar Jackson is portraying their legendary King of Pop uncle.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Russian officials have said for weeks that such a document is forthcoming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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“Upcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upcoming. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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