impended

verb

past tense of impend
as in loomed
to be about to happen for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending

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  1. loomed
  2. brewed
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  • The prospect of a Chinese invasion has long loomed over Taiwan’s horizon.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • When the Clay Mathematics Institute announced seven Millennium Prize Problems at the turn of the century, the Riemann hypothesis loomed above the other six.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of loomed
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  • The vaccine was custom-brewed for each patient to match their tumor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Coffee brewed using plastic pods can release plastic microparticles into hot beverages, says Paul Dawson, PhD, food scientist and professor at Clemson University.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of brewed
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“Impended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impended. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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