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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Tariffs will also loom large in the week ahead, with President Donald Trump this week vowing that 25% levies on Mexico and Canada will go into effect Tuesday, March 4, along with an additional 10% on China.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
The economics and physics that doomed Concorde still loom large.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
Still, whatever transpires at 4 Nations will loom large on what Armstrong focuses on leading into his Olympic decisions.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
But here’s our claim: These are shows of the last quarter century that loom large at Vogue.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
The economics and physics that doomed Concorde still loom large.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
Still, whatever transpires at 4 Nations will loom large on what Armstrong focuses on leading into his Olympic decisions.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
But here’s our claim: These are shows of the last quarter century that loom large at Vogue.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loom large
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“Loom large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loom%20large. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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