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
Game 4 is Sunday in Portland, and the Spurs now have a cushion as the potential return of Wembanyama looms.
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Christian Clark, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The embarrassment of a first-round exit looms as an uncomfortable possibility.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Limiting opponents’ chances to cash in with runners on base looms large in close games, part of why the Cubs are 4-2 in one-run games.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Now, over six years later, another gubernatorial election looms.
—Thomas C. Shank, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Apprehension in Asia Across Southeast Asia, a cloud of apprehension also looms, according to Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director of the Institute of Security and International Studies in Bangkok.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS MAPS AND MAYHEM — Virginia’s redistricting war lays bare state's sharp partisan turn as legal fight looms.
—FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Diana Ross looms large in the mythology of Michael Jackson, but the Supremes singer is nowhere to be found in Antoine Fuqua‘s biopic Michael, nor is Kat Graham, who filmed scenes as the Motown icon.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
No event on the fall calendar looms larger than the Venice International Film Festival, which sees auteurs and movie stars from around the world descend upon the Lido for the world’s oldest film festival.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
Christian Clark, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The embarrassment of a first-round exit looms as an uncomfortable possibility.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Limiting opponents’ chances to cash in with runners on base looms large in close games, part of why the Cubs are 4-2 in one-run games.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Now, over six years later, another gubernatorial election looms.
—Thomas C. Shank, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Apprehension in Asia Across Southeast Asia, a cloud of apprehension also looms, according to Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director of the Institute of Security and International Studies in Bangkok.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS MAPS AND MAYHEM — Virginia’s redistricting war lays bare state's sharp partisan turn as legal fight looms.
—FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Diana Ross looms large in the mythology of Michael Jackson, but the Supremes singer is nowhere to be found in Antoine Fuqua‘s biopic Michael, nor is Kat Graham, who filmed scenes as the Motown icon.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
No event on the fall calendar looms larger than the Venice International Film Festival, which sees auteurs and movie stars from around the world descend upon the Lido for the world’s oldest film festival.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looms
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Sumter Original Brewery Part brewery, part gathering place, Sumter Original Brewery is about so much more than beer (although the craft brews here are excellent).—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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Momentum brews while Mars aligns with Jupiter.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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The price tag for the renovation still hovers at its more than $900,000 estimate, Mortensen said.—
Kevin Fixler
April 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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Anything below 50% favorability portends political trouble; right now Trump’s positive standing in polls hovers around a dismal 40%.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Additional storm development is also possible across the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic as an upper-level system approaches from the west.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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As a courtroom showdown between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively approaches next month, lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before a federal judge.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Looms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looms. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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