adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
immediate/imminent danger (= likely to happen very soon )
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The passengers on the boat were not in immediate danger.
imminent demise (= happening soon )
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the imminent demise of the local newspaper
imminent/impending extinction (= likely to happen soon )
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The ban on hunting was introduced to stop the imminent extinction of some big game animals.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
arrival
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It was simply the imminent arrival of Charlotte.
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Victorian damsels madly anticipate his imminent arrival .
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Sara went about her business, more troubled than ever about Jenny's imminent arrival .
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That night I couldn't close my eyes, the slightest creaking of the furniture announcing the imminent arrival of the undead.
collapse
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Repeated scientific warnings about the imminent collapse of cod stocks were ignored and the vast shoals vanished.
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He has no reason to fear the imminent collapse either of his administration or his country.
danger
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He was held not liable as there was a real and imminent danger and he had done what was reasonably necessary.
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Never was Stanford in imminent danger , though.
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Experts say this whole section of the ancient Abbey was in imminent danger of collapse.
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Fully comprehending the imminent danger , Warren sent to General Meade for a division.
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So intense is the chameleon's concentration that it is quite unaware of imminent danger .
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The tree, thought to be more than 2,000 years old, was in imminent danger of collapse.
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Interventions exclusively directed towards families whose children are in imminent danger of admission to care. 2.
death
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Finally, there are the prophecies of Alexander's imminent death which were circulating weeks before his death.
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Rather, they said, it was the imminent death of the hunger strikers that stepped up the political pressure this week.
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Dauntless reviewed his feelings about imminent death .
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Wilson said that post-traumatic stress disorder sufferers who have been terrorized typically fear imminent death .
demise
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But it is neither an elegy of the novel nor a grim prediction of its imminent demise .
departure
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They made love as though tomorrow was fast approaching, and with it imminent departure .
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His imminent departure was discovered and he was ignominiously sacked.
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The Chelonians, inspired by the signs of the F61's imminent departure , were struggling furiously to free themselves.
disaster
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For much of the past week I have had this dreadful, stomach-churning feeling of imminent disaster .
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Yet, by a miracle of defensive dexterity, Kasparov survived again and again from what looked like imminent disaster .
threat
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Most local papers are sympathetic to heritage stories and will give space to them, particularly if there is an imminent threat .
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Detain any person who poses an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm.
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We face no imminent threat , but we do have an enemy.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Ferreira says a deal with Jackson is imminent .
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Some of the buildings were in a state of imminent collapse.
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Soon it became clear to everyone that war was imminent .
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The child was in imminent danger of falling into the water.
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With the election imminent , Churchill returned to London.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Immediately David Stirling ordered Johnny Cooper to rescue their car from imminent destruction.
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Parents should avoid hanging a dark cloud by communicating that life is dangerous and that failure is imminent .
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Reports of negotiations have persisted since the Wall Street Journal reported last month that a buyout was imminent .
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Several newspapers claim an announcement is imminent .
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That is why the imminent decisions are so vital.
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The implication was clear: the Fed was trying to ward off an imminent recession.
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Total economic disintegration appeared to be imminent .