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
The sun looms on Moselle as viewers find Maggie and the family’s beloved and long-time housekeeper, Gloria (Kathleen Wilhoite), preparing a soiree in celebration of Alex’s father, Randolph (Gerald McRaney).
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
But now lunch service has been cancelled, with the closure looming ahead.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Big professional changes loom as Venus harmonizes with Uranus and Pluto.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Redeem either offer by betting on Dodgers-Brewers tonight or other options like NHL games or even the Steelers-Bengals game that looms on Thursday Night Football.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
But now lunch service has been cancelled, with the closure looming ahead.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Big professional changes loom as Venus harmonizes with Uranus and Pluto.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Redeem either offer by betting on Dodgers-Brewers tonight or other options like NHL games or even the Steelers-Bengals game that looms on Thursday Night Football.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loom
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The problem is that shipping sake to a lunar outpost would be prohibitively expensive, so the logical alternative is to figure out how to brew it a quarter of a million miles from Earth.—
David Szondy
October 19,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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Investors have been spooked and moved to trim positions in the sector, possibly opting to have lower exposure in case a crisis is brewing.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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His unwillingness to name a successor is fueling fears of impending political chaos, World Politics Review said, and arguably holding back progress in the country.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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What continued to bother him was the strange feeling of impending disaster.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Loom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loom. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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