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be in the air

VERB

impend

Synonyms

STRONG

advance approach brew brewing forebode foreshadow frighten imperil jeopardize loom lower menace overhang portend presage warn

WEAK

be dangerous be gathering be imminent be in the offing be on the horizon come on hang over put at risk put in jeopardy

VERB

threaten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imperil jeopardize warn

STRONG

advance approach brewing forebode foreshadow frighten impend loom overhang portend presage

WEAK

be dangerous be gathering be imminent be in the offing be on the horizon come on hang over put at risk put in jeopardy

Antonyms

WEAK

alleviate guard help protect relieve save

Example Sentences

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“The ball is definitely going to be in the air some,” Riley said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

The ball needs to be in the air for a half-second before hitting the massive screen for all the data to register and simulate the shot.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

If all goes to plan, the replica Sopwith Strutter should be in the air at some time next year.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2022

A hint of humidity — a suggestion of the stickiness of the season to come — seemed to be in the air.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2022

And then, turning into the wind, suddenly they would all be in the air together, fourteen or forty at a time, with wide wings scooping the blackness and a cry of triumph in their throats.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

be in the air

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