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Keywords: Impending, Peril, Threatening, Retribution, Menacing

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Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune or peril.

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Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.

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Threatening to happen very soon.

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close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

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