as in brewed
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 loomed
In it, Carter wrestles with the racial dynamics of rural Georgia and the shadow of the Civil War, which still loomed over his family and everyone around him.
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Rick Rojas, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Sexual and gender-based violence loomed.
—Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Compared to everything else around it, especially the anchor department stores that loomed over just about every mall, each Goody store felt like an oasis, an entry point for the counterculture that was just emerging and taking hold of our brains.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Now that the prospect of chaos loomed in Syria, the family was returning to Lebanon.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Its rally has loomed over the outlook for Swiss export opportunities that are already curtailed by tepid demand abroad and weak sales orders.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
The rebels today began trying to bring stability to Damascus, taking up positions outside banks and public buildings and directing traffic, as enormous questions loomed over the future of the country.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
On set, when the moment of truth arrived, the director of photography, Jasper Wolf, crouched to capture Kidman lying on the floor, on her stomach, as Dickinson loomed over her.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Soto’s pact, which is not yet official, is the largest in professional sports history, a fitting distinction after Steve Cohen’s deep pockets loomed over the supernova’s free agency.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Rick Rojas, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Sexual and gender-based violence loomed.
—Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Compared to everything else around it, especially the anchor department stores that loomed over just about every mall, each Goody store felt like an oasis, an entry point for the counterculture that was just emerging and taking hold of our brains.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Now that the prospect of chaos loomed in Syria, the family was returning to Lebanon.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Its rally has loomed over the outlook for Swiss export opportunities that are already curtailed by tepid demand abroad and weak sales orders.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
The rebels today began trying to bring stability to Damascus, taking up positions outside banks and public buildings and directing traffic, as enormous questions loomed over the future of the country.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
On set, when the moment of truth arrived, the director of photography, Jasper Wolf, crouched to capture Kidman lying on the floor, on her stomach, as Dickinson loomed over her.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Soto’s pact, which is not yet official, is the largest in professional sports history, a fitting distinction after Steve Cohen’s deep pockets loomed over the supernova’s free agency.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Loomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loomed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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