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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Pittsburgh Police are investigating a bomb threat that was called into the Giant Eagle store on the city's South Side on Monday night.
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Slotkin said she was inundated with threats — including a bomb threat at her house — and that her family has faced harassment.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
In September, a woman was arrested after allegedly making a fake bomb threat on board a Frontier Airlines flight from Nashville to Denver.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Swatting is the act of falsely reporting an emergency – such as a bomb threat or school shooting – in an attempt to prompt a large law enforcement response.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Slotkin said she was inundated with threats — including a bomb threat at her house — and that her family has faced harassment.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
In September, a woman was arrested after allegedly making a fake bomb threat on board a Frontier Airlines flight from Nashville to Denver.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Swatting is the act of falsely reporting an emergency – such as a bomb threat or school shooting – in an attempt to prompt a large law enforcement response.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bomb threat
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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