as in to endanger
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
the powerful hurricane continues to threaten the southern coastline
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Recent Examples of threaten
Prosecutors allege Thornton called the Office of Lawyer Regulation staff more than 70 times, at times making threatening comments to staff members, and at one point asked for Karofsky's home address.
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2003, then NBA commissioner David Stern threatened to cancel the WNBA season before an agreement was struck.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Was Lee threatening Skull in the days before the attack?
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
What does Generative AI threaten that wasn’t already under siege?
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2003, then NBA commissioner David Stern threatened to cancel the WNBA season before an agreement was struck.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Was Lee threatening Skull in the days before the attack?
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
What does Generative AI threaten that wasn’t already under siege?
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for threaten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threaten
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But cuts to federal staff and programs that address chronic disease could endanger that progress, according to a new report released Thursday.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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In June, 17 endangered and threatened sea turtles were released into the waters off Cape Cod, including three green sea turtles.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
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Fragmentation menaced the web from the outset.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Threaten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threaten. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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