The impending examination loomed large in her mind.
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Loomed
Synonyms for "loomed" (25 found)
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9 entriescritical constraintdominate discourseloom aheadloom largeloom on horizonloom overmenacing presenceominous silhouetteurgent issue
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11 entriesloomed aheadloomed dangerloomed figureloomed in the distanceloomed largeloomed menacinglyloomed on the horizonloomed overloomed presenceloomed shadowloomed threat
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Two dark, jagged peaks loomed above them through the darkness.
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Dread shapes and forms terrific loomed in sight, / and hostile deities, whose faces frowned / destruction.
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Baker Street was like an oven, and the glare of the sunlight upon the yellow brickwork of the house across the road was painful to the eye. It was hard to believe that these were the same walls which loomed so gloomily through the fogs of winter.
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