as in to brew
to be about to happen
he tried to take a proactive approach to dealing with the problems that loomed ahead
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Recent Examples of loom
With looming Medicaid cuts and broader economic headwinds, the question is whether healthcare can still hold its weight.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Two consulting projects with looming deadlines.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Projecting the players who won't make each playoff contender's 26-man roster, which is submitted before a team's first postseason matchup, Chris Landers of FanSided singled out Dodgers outfielder Michael Conforto as a looming cut.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
These images of an expanding Kong appeared on the screen and the actors on stage in front of it flinched in horror as the dwarfing image of Kong’s bigness loomed menacingly behind them.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Two consulting projects with looming deadlines.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Projecting the players who won't make each playoff contender's 26-man roster, which is submitted before a team's first postseason matchup, Chris Landers of FanSided singled out Dodgers outfielder Michael Conforto as a looming cut.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
These images of an expanding Kong appeared on the screen and the actors on stage in front of it flinched in horror as the dwarfing image of Kong’s bigness loomed menacingly behind them.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loom
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Featuring a spacious taproom and pleasant patio, Wildbloom Beer is a business of one, run by Devin Bush, who at 19 moved from Connecticut to the United Kingdom to study brewing and has been brewing and distilling for almost 20 years now.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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They are produced from leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia, which are crushed before being smoked, brewed with tea or put into gel capsules, officials said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Whitney warns that the situation is poised to worsen, with impending wage garnishment for seriously delinquent student-loan debt set to further squeeze this cohort.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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That Neue Klasse saved BMW from impending financial doom.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Loom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loom. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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