variants
also hanged (over)
as in threatened
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in
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During the trial, McEuen's ex-girlfriend and a landscaper testified that McEuen had previously threatened them with a gun and fired shots near them, NBC 5 reported.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025 -
When an employee followed the man outside to get the items back, the suspect threatened to run him over with his vehicle, police said.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pop-culture figures like Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolfman are so ubiquitous as to be both movie characters and parodies of themselves, and this DuckTales episode is good for any kids that like monsters but aren’t quite ready to be menaced by them yet.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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The diplomatic declarations do nothing to help Palestinians in Gaza or those menaced by Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Hung (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20%28over%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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