bomb threat
noun
: a message saying that a bomb is located in a particular place
Someone called in a bomb threat, so the building was evacuated.
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Officials deemed there is no threat to the public Monday after a bomb threat was called in at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Also, a Hawaiian Airlines flight had to divert to a San Diego tarmac due to a possible bomb threat in May.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Following the arrests Thursday, the building was later placed on a lockdown because of a bomb threat, DHS said.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Democratic lawmakers from Texas were evacuated from an Illinois hotel after a bomb threat in August.
—Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Also, a Hawaiian Airlines flight had to divert to a San Diego tarmac due to a possible bomb threat in May.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Following the arrests Thursday, the building was later placed on a lockdown because of a bomb threat, DHS said.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Democratic lawmakers from Texas were evacuated from an Illinois hotel after a bomb threat in August.
—Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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