impended

verb

past tense of impend
as in loomed
to be about to happen for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending

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  1. loomed
  2. brewed
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  • Snowflake — Shares dropped 4% as the artificial intelligence data cloud company’s earnings report loomed.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, the upcoming soft opening of a second Hagen’s loomed.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of loomed
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  • Beer is brewed in house by head brewer Solveig Lundberg, a Minnesota Vixen player, and assistant Ellie Draper.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Now craft beer is brewed on the island, and casual Chora bars pour proper cocktails into paper cups and send revelers off into the night.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of brewed
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“Impended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impended. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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