as in to brew
to be about to happen
he tried to take a proactive approach to dealing with the problems that loomed ahead
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Recent Examples of loom
While Google is not completely in the clear yet – that September 10 verdict still looms – this development suggests the worst-case scenarios for the company may be behind us.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The New York Yankees entered Wednesday looming within three games of re-taking the top spot in the American League East.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here's what to know about the looming potential shutdown.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, with the spring show looming (the documentary opens 12 weeks before the event), Coppola’s film has a distinctive engine driving it forward.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The New York Yankees entered Wednesday looming within three games of re-taking the top spot in the American League East.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here's what to know about the looming potential shutdown.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, with the spring show looming (the documentary opens 12 weeks before the event), Coppola’s film has a distinctive engine driving it forward.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loom
Verb
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Kastman began Purslane as a pop-up concept in 2024, but the idea has been brewing for years.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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My Life with the Walter Boys season 2 might be light on romantic moments for Jackie and Cole, but that doesn't diminish the love story that's brewing between them, or so says star Noah LaLonde.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That Neue Klasse saved BMW from impending financial doom.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Democrats, on the other hand, are blasting this move as a sign of impending authoritarianism and call it an unprecedented overreach in presidential authority.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Loom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loom. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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