Usually means: Appear important or threateningly imminent.
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  1. loom large: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. loom large: Merriam-Webster
  3. loom large: Collins English Dictionary
  4. loom large: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. loom large: Wiktionary

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  1. loom large: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (loom large)

verb:  (idiomatic, intransitive) To have a great deal of importance, presence, power, or sway; to be of great significance or concern, especially when posing a likely threat or danger.

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