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looming

[ loo-ming ]

noun

  1. a mirage in which objects below the horizon seem to be raised above their true positions.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of looming1

First recorded in 1620–30; loom 2 + -ing 1
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With a deadline looming in Washington as Trump threatens to introduce the additional tariffs from Wednesday, who will blink first?

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Other support for the legislation trickled in Monday, as markets continued to drop and bankers talked of a looming recession.

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Still, it was rather telling that with a government shutdown deadline looming, Johnson was not able to rally his troops around the bill’s merit but rather their dislike of rainbow flags.

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Grant said she didn’t have the energy to apply for grants, and for years, she was clouded in a looming sense of dread.

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While the exact nature of the tariffs wasn’t made clear until now, the looming threat has been met with wild stock market swings and cratering consumer confidence across the country.

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