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intimidations

noun

plural of intimidation
as in threats

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  1. threats
  2. menaces
  3. terrors
  4. pressures
Noun
  • Players have revealed their concerns about harassment and death threats reaching a traumatizing level.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Still, the threats have increased for the islands of Niihau and Kauai because the storm's forecast track has shifted steadily eastward, the National Hurricane Center said.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of threats
Noun
  • Things don't go well, though, and menaces from across many realities show up to make a big mess.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There are some crazy laser rays, goofy wipe transitions, robots who are menaces to society, to be sure.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of menaces
Noun
  • At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands.
    — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Interestingly enough, facing the terrors of the world head-on is something that Danny mentions to Alice, too.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of terrors
Noun
  • The vote margin not only will reveal the extent of the intellectual divide on the committee between those who think inflation is temporary and those who believe price pressures are becoming entrenched.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Jackson permitted five quarterback pressures and a sack, while Paul allowed four pressures and a sack.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pressures
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