as in loomed
to be about to happen
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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The housing affordability problem has loomed especially large in cities with roaring economies and not much new development to accommodate growing demand to live there.
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Two years later, a $56 billion deficit loomed.
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Trump’s description of the current regime in Tehran as a bunch of swell guys was brewed in a heavy-duty vat of wishful thinking.
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This latest attempt was a political project, signaling European unity as tensions brewed on the continent’s borders.
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“Impended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impended. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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