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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The sack numbers loom large with tougher opponents ahead.
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The environmental costs loom large for these experts, too.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Even so, global risks still loom large.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Unhappy unions loom large in the novel, which teems with adultery.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The environmental costs loom large for these experts, too.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Even so, global risks still loom large.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Unhappy unions loom large in the novel, which teems with adultery.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Loom large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loom%20large. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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