as in danger
something that may cause injury or harm
terrorism is a threat to the safety of people everywhere
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Recent Examples of threat
Defending public libraries against financial and censorship threats is necessary to preserve social cohesion, intellectual freedom and the very foundations of democracy in vulnerable rural communities.
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Laura Backstrom, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
But that could change as Trump ratchets up the pressure on Europe to negotiate new trade deals and Europe pushes back with threats of countermeasures that could hit Hollywood (and Silicon Valley) hard.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
The 48-year-old man faces an aggravating circumstance of the threat of great bodily harm, and his arraignment has been set for May 8.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Further compromising cities' structural integrity is the damage from extreme weather, amplified by climate change, which wasn't included in the study but nonetheless poses a threat.
—Li Cohen
may 8, CBS News, 8 May 2025
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Laura Backstrom, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
But that could change as Trump ratchets up the pressure on Europe to negotiate new trade deals and Europe pushes back with threats of countermeasures that could hit Hollywood (and Silicon Valley) hard.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
The 48-year-old man faces an aggravating circumstance of the threat of great bodily harm, and his arraignment has been set for May 8.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Further compromising cities' structural integrity is the damage from extreme weather, amplified by climate change, which wasn't included in the study but nonetheless poses a threat.
—Li Cohen
may 8, CBS News, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threat
Noun
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Warn your audience about the dangers, the perpetrators and what to look out for.—
Lauren Crystal,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The spring mating season, when water temperatures rise, can heighten the danger.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Noun
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As a result, the movie advances with an innate sense of gravity, of fracturing menace looming beneath the order and charm of modern lives.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Brimming with boundless enthusiasm, White hit hard and fast, channeling a riveting blend of strident rawness and knife-edge menace that echoed a host of the rough-and-tumble blues predecessors who inspired him.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Water risk is fast becoming an existential threat to the apparel industry.—
Ken Katz,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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There also is a bit of a risk as to how MSNBC will fare on its own.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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California Their work in peril, UCLA researchers decry Trump administration funding cuts at protest April 9, 2025 A favorite professor, who specialized in eye infection and inflammation, steered her into ophthalmology and helped Acharya find her life’s passion.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Storm season is coming, and without federal support and fully functioning agencies such as NOAA, NWS, and FEMA, American lives and property are in peril.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threat. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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