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Synonyms for looming
loom·ing

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  1. List of paraphrases for "looming":

    impending, looms, loom

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How to use looming in a sentence?

  1. Darnell Gilet:

    Chaos creates opportunity for somebody, right? people are getting laid off and you have this recession that’s looming, the ideal place … that would have the greatest growth opportunity from that would be a platform that’s focused on careers like LinkedIn. So it makes perfect sense.

  2. Neil Rasmussen:

    There is a clear and present threat looming over us right now.

  3. Mikaela Weisse:

    Restrictions on mobility and looming budget cuts as a result of the economic fallout from the global pandemic may hamper efforts to enforce anti-deforestation laws.

  4. Benigno Aquino on Friday:

    Uncertainty and the specter of a dictatorship are looming over our country once again.

  5. Anwar Gargash:

    We are all worried very much by a looming cold war. That is bad news for all of us, because the idea of choosing is problematic in the international system, and I think this is not going to be an easy ride.


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