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imminences

noun

plural of imminence
as in threats
something that may cause injury or harm since the end of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation has seemed to be a less likely imminence

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  1. threats
  2. dangers
  3. risks
Noun
  • The Air Force says this architecture should allow new technologies to be incorporated as threats and requirements change.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And then hit a wall, which was the deadline for placing it on the June ballot with other things coming up in Sacramento — real threats to the power of transfer taxes, to the power of our city to have transfer taxes at all.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of threats
Noun
  • Researchers think this happens because swapping stories about social bonds, unexpected dangers and survival are advantageous for our evolution.
    — Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The collapse last week wasn’t the first involving unsafe dwellings in the Gaza Strip, but the high death toll underscored the dangers in a territory where the vast majority of the population lacks adequate shelter.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of dangers
Noun
  • Any slowdown risks undoing those stock valuations, which would in turn ding household wealth and diminish corporate investment.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The answers combine information with judgment about goals, risks, trade-offs and personal circumstances.
    — Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of risks
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“Imminences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminences. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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