looms

verb

Definition of loomsnext
present tense third-person singular of loom
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 Another cemetery scene looms at the midpoint, when Chantelle drags a scowlingly reluctant Pansy to honor their mother, five years after her sudden passing. — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025 The threat of roster turnover looms every year in the NFL. — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025 The threat of an ISIS resurgence looms as the militants seek to capitalize on Syria's disarray and claim more ambitious attacks abroad, most recently being linked to a deadly car ramming in New Orleans. — Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025

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