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 major storm and deaths stemming from it still loom large not only in the emergency management world but also for the public.
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025
And uncertainty about Nvidia’s China business continues to loom large.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Budapest Memorandum As European allies seek to find security guarantees for Ukraine, memories of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum – under which a newly independent Ukraine agreed to give up the nuclear weapons parked on its territory after the collapse of the Soviet Union – also loom large.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
For China, introducing a yuan stablecoin would provide a credible alternative currency in strategic corridors, particularly in Asia, Africa, and parts of Latin America, where Chinese trade and investment already loom large.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025
And uncertainty about Nvidia’s China business continues to loom large.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Budapest Memorandum As European allies seek to find security guarantees for Ukraine, memories of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum – under which a newly independent Ukraine agreed to give up the nuclear weapons parked on its territory after the collapse of the Soviet Union – also loom large.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
For China, introducing a yuan stablecoin would provide a credible alternative currency in strategic corridors, particularly in Asia, Africa, and parts of Latin America, where Chinese trade and investment already loom large.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Loom large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loom%20large. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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