as in loomed
to be about to happen
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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The miniseries followed the Macahan family, who traveled from Virginia to the frontier as the Civil War loomed.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026 -
Wispy clouds — and the peaks of Iron Mountain and Mount Woodson — loomed in the west.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Production-wise, it’s brewed like beer rather than distilled like a spirit.—
Anna Lee Iijima,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The most incredibly delicious chai, brewed over an open fire beneath the shade of a tree.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Impended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impended. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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