as in danger
something that may cause injury or harm
terrorism is a threat to the safety of people everywhere
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Recent Examples of threat
If the spit is tied to an infectious disease — such as hepatitis, TB, or COVID-19 — it can be considered a greater threat and result in harsher penalties.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
To contain this massive threat to the ruling class, the police raided Marie Laveau’s Voodoo meetings in 1850 and confiscated her mermaid figurine.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Often, employees are viewed primarily as part of the problem—especially as phishing, ransomware and insider threats grow more sophisticated.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Evacuation information from Cal Fire Evacuation Orders Immediate threat to life.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
To contain this massive threat to the ruling class, the police raided Marie Laveau’s Voodoo meetings in 1850 and confiscated her mermaid figurine.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Often, employees are viewed primarily as part of the problem—especially as phishing, ransomware and insider threats grow more sophisticated.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Evacuation information from Cal Fire Evacuation Orders Immediate threat to life.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threat
Noun
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One major priority of the CCP in this realm is to produce scientific papers on the dangers of climate change and the utility of alternative forms of energy.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The public often does not see the danger because the consequences are hidden in the future.—
Les Rubin,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, when Astrid breaks open a portal to the afterlife, Lydia is forced to summon the pinstriped menace who's never really left her mind to try and save her family.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Suddenly the menace is no longer just the question of whether Keith can be trusted, but something far more shocking, grotesque, bizarre.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Falling Saguaros and pollinators in peril From license plates to postcards, there are few Arizona symbols as iconic as the saguaro cactus.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even establishment news channels, generally averse to displaying the humanity of individual Palestinians, could not resist this cri de coeur of an innocent in peril.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threat. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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