LOOMS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

looms

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present tense third-person singular of loom

as in brews

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 looms Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Washington's next fiscal crisis looms right around the corner. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 The defining absence of Palestinian slaughter thus looms over the film. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026 There, wisteria blooms on trellises, raspberries ripen on bushes, a cold-plunge pool commands sweeping views of downtown Manhattan—and a chicken coop looms in the corner. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026 Lindsay Clancy's lawyer reveals post-mistrial strategy as retrial looms. — FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton took center stage during the Republican midterm convention to make his pitch to voters in the Texas Senate race as Election Day looms closer. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 There’s one description in Musk, Alex Gibney‘s epic documentary on this man who now looms way too large in everyone’s life, that may halt you in your tracks. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 And safety Kevin Byard III, who just led the league with seven interceptions, now looms deep over the secondary. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 This involves virtual replicas of spinning frames, looms or dyeing machinery that are fed by IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) sensors. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

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With more than 250 taps, El Bait Shop remains one of the largest draft programs in the country, pouring Iowa brews alongside national icons, rare releases and classic imports.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
With this premise, Brandl brews a heady, destabilizing concoction of uncanny horror and bone-dry humor to depict a man on the brink, whose demons—whether real or imagined—just might be catching up with him.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

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This question can reveal how a provider approaches expectations.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
In the data, as the universe approaches 2 billion to 3 billion years of age, the little red dots seem to vanish — preliminary evidence that little red dots, as black hole stars, might really be a puberty-like phase for many supermassive black holes.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

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