looms

present tense third-person singular of loom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of looms How Trump looms in key elections in Virginia, NJ, NYC and Cal. Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025 The innovation team plans to adapt techniques from modern looms to recreate the heritage fabric on shuttle looms. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025 WarGames looms on November 29th. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Regression looms without a course correction. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025 Sentiment among investors and consumers could sour as uncertainty looms over the economy, some economists warned, noting a feedback loop as participants brace for further pain and the ensuing pullback triggers sluggish economic performance. Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025 The earth-shattering events of the first trilogy have been all but forgotten, and the Magisterium looms as large as ever. Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025 But, for all the discussion about Washington Square Park and North Kansas City, the threat of the Royals moving to Kansas still looms. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025 Lightning looms as winds threaten to push the tower over, but somehow the rescue team frees him from the wreckage to safety. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looms
Verb
  • The very bean that brews coffee is grown at the hands of Black producers, from Brazil to Ethiopia.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Miller said SomePlace Else brews around 500 barrels, each 31 gallons, annually.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Europe’s central bank is expected to hold rates steady in October as inflation hovers around its 2% target.
    Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Though hiring has slowed, the nation's unemployment rate still hovers at a historically low level.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Looms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looms. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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