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IMPENDENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Close in time; about to occur
Example:
his impending retirement
Synonyms:
at hand; close at hand; imminent; impendent; impending
Classified under:
Similar:
close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)
Derivation:
impendency (the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon)
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