loom large

idiom

: to have great importance or influence

Rising tuition costs loom large in the minds of many parents.

She was a critic who loomed large in literary circles.

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For many economists wary about prices under a Trump presidency, the Republican nominee’s tariff plans loom large. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024 The closest supermoon of the year will soon loom large and bright in the autumn sky. —

Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 Fashion Month may be behind us, but spring 2025 continues to loom large in our imaginations. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 In a country where race and socioeconomic status continue to loom large, to have a limited series of this magnitude that digs more internally into who the person in the headline is or came to be is groundbreaking. —

Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loom large