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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 threatened
Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The threatened record is held by the openly racist former Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2025
With seven more games in January, however, the capacity for Arteta to keep things fresh out wide may be threatened.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Last August, the government warned its citizens to be mindful of posting content deemed offensive and threatened imprisonment.
—Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The threatened record is held by the openly racist former Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
However, salt damage incurred in the 1970s due to the installation of a heated concrete slab, which aggravated the salt stored in the 18th and 19th centuries, threatened the church’s structural integrity.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2025
With seven more games in January, however, the capacity for Arteta to keep things fresh out wide may be threatened.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threatened
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Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Netflix documentary) Rescued from poachers, an endangered baby pangolin embarks on a journey back to the wild with help from a devoted human guardian in this documentary.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
19 Apr. 2025
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At the time, conservationists fretted that the enormous hurricane was going to wipe out the last of the island’s Schaus’ swallowtails (Papilio aristodemus), a species of endangered black-and-yellow butterfly native to southern Florida and now found only on Elliott Key and nearby Key Largo.—
Marina Wang,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Strong wind is liable to topple a cage laden with a heavy tomato plant.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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The state would also not be liable if its financial structure collapsed.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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However, despite these framework implementations, many businesses are still vulnerable to cyber threats.—
Vytautas Kaziukonis,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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However, those with pre-existing heart or lung conditions, children, older adults, and people who are pregnant are particularly vulnerable.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Myrtle Beach—a popular, coastal South Carolina city for snowbirds and locals alike—is firing back against a study ranking it the No. 2 most unsafe beach in the United States.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Disengaged students in unsafe schools have a higher risk of dropping out, which more than triples their likelihood of being arrested as an adult.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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But the ride for Palantir has been far from smooth, and shares have been susceptible to volatile swings.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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Tovar, for example, researches specific genes that make people more susceptible to diabetes, which affects about 38 million Americans, including some who don't respond well to existing treatments.—
Brett Kelman,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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Load up on a nutritious brunch The sisters Xenia and Sophie von Oswald mix and match Persian, German and Australian influences at rocket + basil, an easygoing, no-reservations eatery near the busy Potsdamer Platz, with exposed brick walls painted mint green inside.—
Valeriya Safronova,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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However, third-party devices supporting the AirPlay protocol remain exposed.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Here are some basic facts about how Recall works on a PC since there's a lot of FUD circulating about this, and much of the information on the Internet is about the older, insecure version from last year: Recall is per-user.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Matty sees her striving and starting to get insecure, and part of the collateral damage has been Sarah.—
Jim Halterman,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Threatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threatened. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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