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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
loom1

▶noun an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread.

– origin OE gelōma ‘tool’, shortened to lome in ME.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
loom2

▶verb appear as a vague form, especially one that is threatening.

■ (of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen.

▶noun a vague first appearance of an object seen in darkness or fog, especially at sea.

– origin C16: prob. from Low Ger. or Du.

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a distant challenge looming over the horizon
looming
looming... to an extent?
looming/dismal/gloomy
the strikes have driven home a looming reality

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