hovered (over)

past tense of hover (over)
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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