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looming

adjective as in rising

Strong matches

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Sir Keir was on home turf for these traditional pre-conference interviews on a skyscraper looming over north London, but his problems lie further afield.

From BBC

She no longer feels the need to check the news obsessively and feels the sense of “looming dread” is gone.

From Salon

The violence is large, state-like and looming, and when it bears down on an individual, it’s as impersonal as a bullet.

With World Cup qualifiers looming, he may have had one eye on breaking into Thomas Tuchel's England first team, but it all changed with the signing of giant goalkeeper Donnarumma.

From BBC

The question now, with the start of the playoffs looming: When will the two-way star toe the rubber next?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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