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
Arthur only appears in flashbacks in the sequel, but his presence looms heavily over Bart.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
But China still looms on the horizon, said Politics Home.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
On what looms as the core bargaining issue — the potential adoption of a salary cap — Clark and Meyer were aligned.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
But even as these protests continue, the legality of walkouts — and its implications for free speech — looms.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
But the if of the team’s health looms.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Her vacant stares are laced with just enough recognizable humanity to make the camera question what, if anything, is going on behind her eyes — a mystery that looms over the entire story.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
The building, a former power plant abandoned in the ‘80s, looms over the crowd like a monolithic temple to techno.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
The unknowable father looms over John.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
But China still looms on the horizon, said Politics Home.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
On what looms as the core bargaining issue — the potential adoption of a salary cap — Clark and Meyer were aligned.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
But even as these protests continue, the legality of walkouts — and its implications for free speech — looms.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
But the if of the team’s health looms.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Her vacant stares are laced with just enough recognizable humanity to make the camera question what, if anything, is going on behind her eyes — a mystery that looms over the entire story.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
The building, a former power plant abandoned in the ‘80s, looms over the crowd like a monolithic temple to techno.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
The unknowable father looms over John.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looms
Verb
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The upper container that the coffee brews into was dark with coffee stains.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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The chain brews Lineage Coffee’s tri-blend of beans sourced from Guatemala, Brazil and Ethiopia.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That door still hovers in my mind, the dark wood; dark, too, around the edges where light usually shone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Today, that number hovers around 500.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And while iguanas can grow large, no native or commonly seen lizard in Florida approaches the Nile monitor’s size and strength.—
Sergio Candido,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Wood feels like a great match for the project, which is widely considered to be ahead of its time because of the heroine’s individualistic and humorous character and how the novel approaches topics of class, sexuality, religion and feminism.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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