1
as in endangered
to place in danger
menaced the children by leaving them in the car unattended
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as in threatened
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
stockpiles of nuclear weapons that continue to menace the inhabitants of this planet
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Recent Examples of menaced
What mattered more than his terseness was that Norris was allowed to land a few meaningful blows against the usually untouchable Lee, who stars as Tang Lung, a fighter summoned to defend a restaurant owner menaced by a crime boss.
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Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Trump’s Republican Party, which narrowly controls the House and Senate, largely sees the conflict with Iran not as the start of a new war, but the end of a government that has long menaced the West.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
Iran and its proxies have menaced America and American lives, undermined our core national interests, systematically destabilized the Middle East, and threatened the security of the entire West.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
There’s real, sweat-inducing tension to scenes where Esther, alone at home with her children, is encircled and menaced by mobs of men preying on the easiest of targets.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
Extreme heat fuels out of control bushfires Bushfires, fueled by the soaring temperatures, have menaced towns in the state of Victoria, prompting evacuations as volunteer firefighters attempted to douse flames around homes.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
But those states also have Republican governors, who would have raised holy hell if their constituents had been menaced by these roving mobs of mendicants.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
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
Fragmentation menaced the web from the outset.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Trump’s Republican Party, which narrowly controls the House and Senate, largely sees the conflict with Iran not as the start of a new war, but the end of a government that has long menaced the West.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
Iran and its proxies have menaced America and American lives, undermined our core national interests, systematically destabilized the Middle East, and threatened the security of the entire West.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
There’s real, sweat-inducing tension to scenes where Esther, alone at home with her children, is encircled and menaced by mobs of men preying on the easiest of targets.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
Extreme heat fuels out of control bushfires Bushfires, fueled by the soaring temperatures, have menaced towns in the state of Victoria, prompting evacuations as volunteer firefighters attempted to douse flames around homes.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
But those states also have Republican governors, who would have raised holy hell if their constituents had been menaced by these roving mobs of mendicants.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
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
Fragmentation menaced the web from the outset.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for menaced
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His union attorney, Michael Braverman, said it would be misguided to focus on anything but the actions of the suspect who endangered police and the public, and had to be stopped.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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The most endangered is the New Zealand fairy tern, tara iti, with a population of less than 50, including 10 breeding females.—
Tom Page,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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The news release said that the 31-year-old man harassed, threatened, and intimidated the 11 women — who were from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Iowa and New York — in person, through social media, his podcast, text messages and phone calls.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tehran has also threatened to deploy mines to block the entire Persian Gulf if its coasts or islands are attacked.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Menaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menaced. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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