impends

present tense third-person singular of impend

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looms
Verb
  • In Ellabell, where golf courses and canoe outposts define the local economy, the megasite looms both as a beacon of opportunity and a source of tension.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The entertainment even continues outside the mall thanks to a sweeping fountain show timed to footage playing on LED screens embedded in the world's tallest tower which looms over the mall.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Impends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impends. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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