Approaching
Next
Next adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In Of Fear and Faith, Kavik basically has this to say about the huge horde of Nichts approaching the fortress near the end of one chapter, then Aiden has a similar moment in the next chapter after red rain starts falling from the sky.
Source: This Is Gonna Suck - The book closes with Lori and her neighbours actually looking forward to the next committee meeting, since their fun-yet-hectic renaissance summer is over and Guy Fawkes Day is fast approaching.
Source: Book Ends / Literature -
Despite Cooper issuing four warnings that the next wave was approaching, which she could plainly see, she still insisted on trying to recover the recorder.
Source: Film / Interstellar
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