as in endangers
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 threatens
Cook’s lawyers also argued that allowing her to be fired threatens the bank’s independence and the nation’s economic stability.
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The agency warned that without swift action, the trend threatens to fuel a surge in diabetes, heart disease and other serious health problems among the next generation.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
His assassination in Utah this week has left the country reeling, stirring questions about the state of democracy due to the rise of ideological polarization and political violence that many fear threatens the pillars of unfettered free speech and other constitutional rights.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
By allowing immigration agents to resume racially discriminatory stops, the court has greenlit a campaign of terror that not only threatens immigrants across Los Angeles and surrounding counties but also sets a horrible precedent that will impact people nationwide.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
These mechanical marvels have continuously demonstrated their financial resilience when conventional portfolios falter and inflation threatens.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Habitat loss from the destruction of cedar forests, overgrazing, and climate change threatens its survival.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
She's also noted chaos occurring across the labor market, as AI threatens to reduce jobs, particularly in the realm of knowledge work.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Overreliance on technology threatens to sever the pipeline that develops future experts, leaving critical gaps in both skills and perspective.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The agency warned that without swift action, the trend threatens to fuel a surge in diabetes, heart disease and other serious health problems among the next generation.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
His assassination in Utah this week has left the country reeling, stirring questions about the state of democracy due to the rise of ideological polarization and political violence that many fear threatens the pillars of unfettered free speech and other constitutional rights.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
By allowing immigration agents to resume racially discriminatory stops, the court has greenlit a campaign of terror that not only threatens immigrants across Los Angeles and surrounding counties but also sets a horrible precedent that will impact people nationwide.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
These mechanical marvels have continuously demonstrated their financial resilience when conventional portfolios falter and inflation threatens.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Habitat loss from the destruction of cedar forests, overgrazing, and climate change threatens its survival.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
She's also noted chaos occurring across the labor market, as AI threatens to reduce jobs, particularly in the realm of knowledge work.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Overreliance on technology threatens to sever the pipeline that develops future experts, leaving critical gaps in both skills and perspective.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threatens
endangers
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Ignoring that lesson endangers economies and ingenuity.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Mini refrigerators should keep skincare and makeup cool, not start a fire that endangers your body and house.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Threatens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threatens. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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