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
Actions prompt complaints, calls for investigation As Martin’s confirmation vote looms, examples of his controversial actions are piling up.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
As the season winds down, speculation looms over Durant's future in Phoenix.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Buzz Williams, Texas A&M coach If Maryland is looking for a replacement with a robust recent track record of success, Williams looms as a possibility.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Another summer of uncertainty looms for Tottenham Hotspur and Levy’s next move will define the club’s immediate future.
—Robert Kidd, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
So, with the world apparently on the brink of or already in a trade war, the question looms as to whether such tariffs introduced by the United States will work.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
In a year when chalk has been the name of the game – high seeds beating low seeds, with a handful of upsets – the prospect of an all-top-seeds Final Four looms.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
And uncertainty looms about how far the administration will or won’t go on policies related to diversity and inclusion, the environment and Medicare and Medicaid.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
For decades an exile living in the UK, the 2021 Nobel laureate in literature has used his books time and again to return to — and interrogate — the lost home that looms so large in his past.
—Colin Dwyer, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
As the season winds down, speculation looms over Durant's future in Phoenix.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Buzz Williams, Texas A&M coach If Maryland is looking for a replacement with a robust recent track record of success, Williams looms as a possibility.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Another summer of uncertainty looms for Tottenham Hotspur and Levy’s next move will define the club’s immediate future.
—Robert Kidd, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
So, with the world apparently on the brink of or already in a trade war, the question looms as to whether such tariffs introduced by the United States will work.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
In a year when chalk has been the name of the game – high seeds beating low seeds, with a handful of upsets – the prospect of an all-top-seeds Final Four looms.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
And uncertainty looms about how far the administration will or won’t go on policies related to diversity and inclusion, the environment and Medicare and Medicaid.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
For decades an exile living in the UK, the 2021 Nobel laureate in literature has used his books time and again to return to — and interrogate — the lost home that looms so large in his past.
—Colin Dwyer, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Looms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looms. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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