LOOMED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

loomed

verb

past tense of loom

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 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, 13 Aug. 2026 Throughout the night, a massive cylindrical lighting-and-video rig loomed above the stage, descending toward the performers, rising into the rafters and continually changing the dimensions of the space around them. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 And Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom loomed as a potentially electrifying acquisition. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 SpaceX — Shares gained more than 6% as Elon Musk’s rocket company’s first quarterly report since its public market debut loomed. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 Yet, the fate of Georgia in November loomed over the president’s visit. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026 The Wolverines won the national championship in football under former coach Jim Harbaugh, who left to coach the Los Angeles Chargers as a sign-stealing scandal loomed over the program and Moore’s tenure. — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 Instead, the president’s insistence on making these major sporting events about himself loomed over match day. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

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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

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Cue forward Josh Windass revealing on camera how James, as one of those who had worn the armband during the season, had approached him about setting up a meeting with just the players present.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Even in the nineteenth century, before the neuronic machinery of the retina was fully understood, biologists approached the eye with wonderment.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

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