as in to brew
to be about to happen
he tried to take a proactive approach to dealing with the problems that loomed ahead
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But with three heartbreaking murders under his belt, the city under his thumb, and The Batman: Part II looming, Oz Cobb is standing tall at the end of The Penguin, redefining the character and readying him for a return to whatever future version of Gotham beckons him back home.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
One question looms in the background: Can businesses afford to ignore the power of data?
—Yusuf Berkan Altun, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Climate change is a looming threat, and EVs are seen as an important tool to fighting it.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
But one question looms over all the others, and no one was asking it directly.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
One question looms in the background: Can businesses afford to ignore the power of data?
—Yusuf Berkan Altun, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Climate change is a looming threat, and EVs are seen as an important tool to fighting it.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
But one question looms over all the others, and no one was asking it directly.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Loom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loom. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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