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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
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.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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
Fragmentation menaced the web from the outset.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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
Fragmentation menaced the web from the outset.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for menaced
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In California, gray wolves are currently protected under both the federal and state endangered species acts.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The alert is issued when there is a report of a missing or endangered person under age 65, including tribal members.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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When people see concrete evidence that leadership is investing in their capability–and not just deploying technology for its own sake–they’ll shift from feeling threatened to feeling empowered.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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English became a buffer, a soft curtain between myself and the memories that threatened to undo me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Menaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menaced. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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