impends

present tense third-person singular of impend

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looms
Verb
  • In the distance, the 37-foot-tall bronze statue of William Penn by Alexander Milne Calder (the 20th-century sculptor’s grandfather, who lived in the city for 55 years) looms atop the elaborate architectural confection of City Hall.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The specter of McTavish’s potential absence looms as Joel Quenneville returns to the NHL head coaching fraternity.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Impends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impends. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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