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the powerful hurricane continues to threaten the southern coastline
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Recent Examples of threatened
Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
The invasive species is dangerous to protected species in Florida, including the endangered Key Largo woodrat and the threatened wood stork.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
While the Russian threatened to make history against Chicago just two nights earlier—he’d reached the 894 mark before the Blackhawks yanked their goalie—Ovechkin apparently wasn’t interested in breaking the record by way of an empty net.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The town eventually backed down in the face of threatened litigation.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
The invasive species is dangerous to protected species in Florida, including the endangered Key Largo woodrat and the threatened wood stork.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Trump earlier had threatened a 100% import tax because of China’s rare earth restrictions.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
While the Russian threatened to make history against Chicago just two nights earlier—he’d reached the 894 mark before the Blackhawks yanked their goalie—Ovechkin apparently wasn’t interested in breaking the record by way of an empty net.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threatened
Adjective
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But the style wasn’t universally accepted, and some campaigned against the mass slaughtering of the endangered animals.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The stream features several pools to hold the endangered fish and includes native vegetation to emulate their disappearing natural environment.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
17 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
Adjective
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However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Following a 2023 trial, a Florida jury found the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital liable for false imprisonment, battery, fraudulent billing, wrongful death and intentional infliction of emotional distress — allegations by Kowalski's family that were documented in the Netflix documentary.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His full project showcases his vivid, vulnerable songwriting, cementing Slone as one of country music’s most compelling new voices.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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Mackinac Bridge officials recorded the highest wind gust Monday morning, 49 mph, prompting an advisory and escorts across the span for vulnerable vehicles like motorcycles, pickup trucks with campers and other high-profile vehicles.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Human intervention has helped to curb the effects on some of the most imperiled native species, and in some cases, even succeeded in recovery efforts, but the overarching threat of climate change persists.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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No other real-world island so powerfully conjures the horrors of incarceration with the natural beauty of an imperiled world, all in the shadow of a tech industry intent on bending the world into a new shape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Downloads hosted on unfamiliar domains or file-sharing sites should be treated as unsafe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Though unsafe to eat from city waters, oysters are among the most efficient purifying devices, each adult capable of filtering up to fifty gallons a day.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Washington only had one offensive possession in the third quarter and were susceptible to punts in the fourth.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Picking the Wrong Location Planting fruit trees in overly shady spots or poorly draining soil inhibits fruiting and makes your plants more susceptible to pests, diseases, and rot.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Defenseman Jacob Trouba stopped what seemed like a sure goal with his stick, helping goaltender Jakob Dostal by knocking away a shot headed toward an exposed side of the net.—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Dolphins, being long-lived and highly exposed, can serve as nature's early warning system.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Threatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threatened. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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