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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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For me, a 20-foot jump in normal Belmont wind means I’ll be in the air between four and five seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

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

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2022

Fall may not yet be in the air, but school definitely is.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 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

The woman who was born on Aviation Day, the woman who was born to be in the air, had vanished in the air.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

be in the air

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