loom large
idiom
: to have great importance or influence
Rising tuition costs loom large in the minds of many parents.
She was a critic who loomed large in literary circles.
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For many economists wary about prices under a Trump presidency, the Republican nominee’s tariff plans loom large.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
The closest supermoon of the year will soon loom large and bright in the autumn sky.
—Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Fashion Month may be behind us, but spring 2025 continues to loom large in our imaginations.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
In a country where race and socioeconomic status continue to loom large, to have a limited series of this magnitude that digs more internally into who the person in the headline is or came to be is groundbreaking.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
The closest supermoon of the year will soon loom large and bright in the autumn sky.
—Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Fashion Month may be behind us, but spring 2025 continues to loom large in our imaginations.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
In a country where race and socioeconomic status continue to loom large, to have a limited series of this magnitude that digs more internally into who the person in the headline is or came to be is groundbreaking.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Loom large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loom%20large. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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