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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Earlier this year, some of us here at The Enquirer set out to answer a question that looms over thousands of older people in Greater Cincinnati.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025 -
Still, uncertainty looms as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that flight cancellations will grow if the government shutdown continues.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Impends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impends. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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