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UPCOMING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of the relatively near future
Example:
the upcoming spring fashions
Synonyms:
approaching; coming; forthcoming; upcoming
Classified under:
Similar:
future (yet to be or coming)
Context examples:
The map also provides a foundation for the upcoming new version of Google's ocean maps; it will fill large voids between shipboard depth profiles.
(New map uncovers thousands of unseen seamounts on ocean floor, NSF)
They found that if phosphine were produced at relatively small amounts equivalent to the amount of methane produced on Earth today, it would produce a signal in the atmosphere that would be clear enough to be detected by an advanced observatory such as the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope, if that planet were within 5 parsecs, or about 16 light years from Earth—a sphere of space that covers a multitude of stars, likely hosting rocky planets.
(Poisonous Earthly Molecule May Be Sign of Extraterrestrial Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
These energetic particles that create the auroras are part of the story in understanding Jupiter's radiation belts, which pose such a challenge to Juno and to upcoming spacecraft missions to Jupiter under development, said Mauk.
(Jupiter's Auroras Present a Powerful Mystery, NASA)
Small asteroids pass within this distance of Earth several times each week, but this upcoming close approach is the closest by any known asteroid of this size, or larger, since asteroid Toutatis, a 3.1-mile (five-kilometer) asteroid, which approached within about four lunar distances in September 2004.
(Asteroid to Fly Safely Past Earth on April 19, NASA)
The results pave the way for early detection of upcoming flares in disease activity — which can then be aggressively treated — and potentially for new biochemical therapeutic opportunities to encourage complete remission of IBD, said Curtis Huttenhower, a computational biologist at the Harvard Chan School and the Broad Institute, and senior author of the study.
(New findings reveal how microbiome is disrupted during disease flare-ups, National Science Foundation)
For instance: Opportunity, as a solar powered rover, would have to hunker down to save energy; the upcoming InSight lander's parameters would need to be adjusted for safe entry, descent and landing in November; and all the cameras on rovers and orbiters would need to deal with low visibility.
(Dust Storms Linked to Gas Escape from Mars Atmosphere, NASA)
Today, astrologers look to both planets to forecast your upcoming opportunities.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
As a Gemini, few things excite you like the prospect of an upcoming trip, so you will be in your full glory—now and in the weeks ahead.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Your partner will bring great news for you involving your career and an upcoming project, or one you have just finished this month to rave reviews.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Be ready to offer a reasonable deadline for an upcoming project, as well as the number and type of crew you’ll need and the precise costs involved.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
