loom large
idiom
: to have great importance or influence
Rising tuition costs loom large in the minds of many parents.
She was a critic who loomed large in literary circles.
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Some of these grants have recently been restored due to a court order, but the damage to STEM training has already occurred and future threats loom large.
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Lisa Eyler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
For summertime beachgoers, the threat of sharks may loom large, but nature’s deadliest predator is actually much smaller.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Though Midtown Detroit’s Chinatown district is long gone, its memory and legacy loom large and will be celebrated on Saturday, July 26, in this weekend’s inaugural Detroit Chinatown Block Party.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
The results fall against a troubling backdrop for the luxury sector, as U.S. tariffs loom large, threatening to undermine an anticipated revival in U.S. consumer spending, even as the Chinese market continues to lag.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 18 July 2025
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Lisa Eyler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
For summertime beachgoers, the threat of sharks may loom large, but nature’s deadliest predator is actually much smaller.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Though Midtown Detroit’s Chinatown district is long gone, its memory and legacy loom large and will be celebrated on Saturday, July 26, in this weekend’s inaugural Detroit Chinatown Block Party.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
The results fall against a troubling backdrop for the luxury sector, as U.S. tariffs loom large, threatening to undermine an anticipated revival in U.S. consumer spending, even as the Chinese market continues to lag.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 18 July 2025
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“Loom large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loom%20large. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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