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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Recent Examples of loom
Memorial Day looms and, after it, the dog days of summer will arrive for a lineup still searching for any semblance of consistency.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2025
At first, the idea of having engineers looming electronically over the timing stand was a hard sell.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
With Hamblin looming on third, Collier managed to close the inning with a groundout, preventing more damage.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Questions loom over Trump’s order to create housing for 6,000 homeless veterans.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2025
At first, the idea of having engineers looming electronically over the timing stand was a hard sell.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
With Hamblin looming on third, Collier managed to close the inning with a groundout, preventing more damage.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Questions loom over Trump’s order to create housing for 6,000 homeless veterans.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loom
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In a way, it’s been brewing for a while, for example with tvOS and iPadOS already having the same number as iOS, even when the number of updates has been widely different.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Copy Facebook Pinterest Photo by Alanna Hale When travelers at Bali’s Desa Potato Head order cups of coffee brewed from the island’s famed beans, the leftover grounds don’t go in the trash—or even the compost.—
Jen Rose Smith,
AFAR Media,
27 May 2025
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Four challengers have stepped forward, offering to help lead the district during a critical period underscored by a superintendent transition, literacy and academic performance issues, and impending school closures.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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How are oarfish an omen of impending disaster?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Loom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loom. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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