hanger-on
nounSomeone who stays near a person or group mainly to obtain personal benefit.
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adjectiveAbout to occur very soon.
impending
adjectiveAbout to happen, often with a sense of significance or threat.
myopia
nounNearsightedness; figuratively, a failure to consider wider or longer-term consequences.
Limited long-term outlook
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myopic
adjectiveNearsighted; figuratively, failing to consider broader or longer-term consequences.
Lacking foresight
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synonymous
adjectiveHaving the same or nearly the same meaning, or being closely associated in people's minds.
Same or nearly the same meaning
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ubiquity
nounThe condition of being present or encountered almost everywhere.
uncanny
adjectiveStrange in a way that seems beyond ordinary explanation.
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