as in threatened
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
after the first big layoff, the possibility of losing their jobs hovered over all of the factory's workers
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threatened
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Dyche led Burnley to a seventh-place finish in the Premier League and recently steadied the ship at Everton at a time when they were threatened by relegation.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Duffy has also threatened to pull another $160 million from California because of the state’s process to issue commercial driver’s licenses.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Hovered (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovered%20%28over%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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