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
Take shelter or run in a snake but do not forget other threats.
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Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The threat to food assistance added significantly to that pressure but is far from the only factor.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The game follows a squad of members as the faction enters a fierce war against a shocking threat from the West.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Previously, Trump had largely swerved following through on threats against Moscow, which included sanctions.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
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Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The threat to food assistance added significantly to that pressure but is far from the only factor.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The game follows a squad of members as the faction enters a fierce war against a shocking threat from the West.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Previously, Trump had largely swerved following through on threats against Moscow, which included sanctions.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threat
Noun
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However, by game’s end, the Senators were outchanced in the high-danger area 9-6 at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The recalls range from children’s bed rails to mattresses and furniture posing hazards such as entrapment, fire risk, and tip-over dangers.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Clement was a menace, leading the postseason in hits and doubles while striking out only twice.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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One that isn’t slurred together from such a familiar combination of backwater lawlessness, faux-polite menace, and profoundly sweaty animal metaphors.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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Wireless systems also pose new safety risks, such as stray magnetic fields, fire hazards, and heating of metal objects, requiring further research and development (R&D) and stricter standardization.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Oddly empty flight = higher risk of cancellation.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Noam Chomsky, José Mujica, and Saúl Alvídrez discuss the future’s perils and possibilities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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American indies like Twice in a Lifetime and Female Perversions are in deep peril.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threat. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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