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
Officials say the invasive predator threatens the Bay's ecosystem by preying on native species.
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Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The freshwater mollusk, first spotted in North America in the Delta in 2024, threatens water systems by clogging pipes and altering the food web.
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Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
And the syndrome now threatens farmers, ranchers, hunters, and foresters across the South and the Midwest.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Now its people should rise up and demand a cessation of cruelty that threatens to paint another stain of shame on the legacy of this great nation.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
But this week’s latest exchange of fire over who controls the Strait of Hormuz threatens to snuff out the deal just weeks after it was signed.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
That question threatens titles, routines and the comfortable lie that if many people touched something, value was created.
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Margareta Petrovic,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Tien, wearing tennis shorts and an oversized white T-shirt that threatens to dwarf his modest frame, is eating an omelet from the players cafeteria, but someone seems to have forgotten his spinach.
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Jake Nevins,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
During the festivities, an unexpected incident threatens to change the course of their lives for the worse.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The freshwater mollusk, first spotted in North America in the Delta in 2024, threatens water systems by clogging pipes and altering the food web.
—
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
And the syndrome now threatens farmers, ranchers, hunters, and foresters across the South and the Midwest.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Now its people should rise up and demand a cessation of cruelty that threatens to paint another stain of shame on the legacy of this great nation.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
But this week’s latest exchange of fire over who controls the Strait of Hormuz threatens to snuff out the deal just weeks after it was signed.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
That question threatens titles, routines and the comfortable lie that if many people touched something, value was created.
—
Margareta Petrovic,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Tien, wearing tennis shorts and an oversized white T-shirt that threatens to dwarf his modest frame, is eating an omelet from the players cafeteria, but someone seems to have forgotten his spinach.
—
Jake Nevins,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
During the festivities, an unexpected incident threatens to change the course of their lives for the worse.
—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threatens
endangers
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Environmentalists say that plume endangers sea life.
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There’s lots of humiliation and frustration involved, as well as an incident that endangers his family.
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“Threatens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threatens. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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