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
Friday deadline looms amid frozen child care payments On December 30, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill announced the agency was freezing all child care payments to Minnesota amid the fraud allegations.
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
That frustration is why a privileged war powers act, which would only require a majority to pass, looms so large as this week begins.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Mount Washington looms high over the valley, embracing it like a hug.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Another, larger question looms.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2025
Stay informed, have a plan, and act promptly when danger looms.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
While the promise of terahertz data links looms on the horizon, the world today also can’t wait for technologies that might, in 2030 or beyond, be able to fulfill their early promise.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
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
Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
That frustration is why a privileged war powers act, which would only require a majority to pass, looms so large as this week begins.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Mount Washington looms high over the valley, embracing it like a hug.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Another, larger question looms.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2025
Stay informed, have a plan, and act promptly when danger looms.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
While the promise of terahertz data links looms on the horizon, the world today also can’t wait for technologies that might, in 2030 or beyond, be able to fulfill their early promise.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looms
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While the world gushes over Africa’s natural resources, trouble brews with utilizing them—pollution, corruption, human rights abuses, criminal infiltration.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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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
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National runner-up Houston also hovers near the top of the odds as well.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The population here hovers around 250, and there’s just one grocery store—but intrepid guests will find themselves in stunning, rugged landscapes with few people around.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 2025
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On a remote island in the Chesapeake Bay, a deeply rooted Christian fishing community confronts the erosion of land and tradition, as their centuries-old way of life, anchored in faith, approaches a turning point.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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The impacts of the next governor on state workers will be felt in how the new administration approaches negotiations with the 21 bargaining units, many of which will hammer out new contracts in 2027, when California’s next leader takes over.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Looms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looms. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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