intimidations

noun

plural of intimidation
as in threats

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  1. threats
  2. menaces
  3. terrors
  4. pressures
Noun
  • In addition, the 14-year-old was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Leaders of two commands, one overseeing the nuclear arsenal and the other focused on cyber threats, declined all three options, asking to maintain the full program.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of threats
Noun
  • There are some crazy laser rays, goofy wipe transitions, robots who are menaces to society, to be sure.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Those menaces to society take their street tactics with them behind bars and prey on each other.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Definition of menaces
Noun
  • The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Which iconic horrors will return to haunt the hallowed halls of 13 and what new terrors await?
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
Definition of terrors
Noun
  • Investors are hungry for more information regarding the chair's views on the economy, inflation pressures and the role of monetary policymaking.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The project uses horror and darkly comic genre elements to approach the psychological pressures of motherhood, extending Urban’s interest in personal experience as a route into broader social and political terrain.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pressures
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