impended

verb

past tense of impend
as in loomed
to be about to happen for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending

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  1. loomed
  2. brewed
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  • Questions of viability have always loomed over the route, and the dreams of the leaders seeking to develop it.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But the endless trials also loomed through her early years at the University of Kansas.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of loomed
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  • But for my money, the best American witbier is Allagash White, brewed in Portland, Maine.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers found microscopic residue inside pottery vessels, shedding light on how people brewed beer-like drinks from millet, rice, wheat and barley more than 3,000 years ago.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of brewed
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