as in loomed
to be about to happen
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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Given all that data, trouble loomed again at last month’s Madrid Open.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026 -
Coskun lined up another spectacular shot of the moon rising above the Bay Bridge that same night, as the infamous, and now defunct island prison of Alcatraz loomed out of the shadowy waters.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Entry in the competition is limited to beers brewed on the African continent or its associated islands.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Then Schlitz was sold to Pabst in 1999, which in recent years had brewed it at an Anheuser-Busch plant in Texas.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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“Impended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impended. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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