as in looms
to be about to happen
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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looms
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Now, uncertainty looms as to what lies ahead.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025 -
The question looms over the administration’s enthusiastic embrace of coal, a leading contributor to climate change.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Impends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impends. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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