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
Later, Howard calls Matt and agrees to cut the sequence but also threatens to destroy him.
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Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 7 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
Despite their kids belonging to a more open and fluid generation, the parents’ chaotic meddling threatens to upend everything.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
As a direct result of that hospitality, the women’s respective causes soon become more aligned than either Joan or Alina would have wanted, and any harm visited upon one of them eventually threatens to doom the other as well.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Leave the plants outside until the weather threatens to cool in October.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The potential loss of federal funds threatens decades of critical research into everything from cancer therapies to Alzheimer's treatments.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The groups argue the center threatens sensitive wetlands that have protected plants and animals.
—Greg Norman , Danamarie McNicholl , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Industry analysts have said that limiting renewable energy development amid rising electricity demand threatens to drive up power prices across the country.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 7 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
Despite their kids belonging to a more open and fluid generation, the parents’ chaotic meddling threatens to upend everything.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
As a direct result of that hospitality, the women’s respective causes soon become more aligned than either Joan or Alina would have wanted, and any harm visited upon one of them eventually threatens to doom the other as well.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Leave the plants outside until the weather threatens to cool in October.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The potential loss of federal funds threatens decades of critical research into everything from cancer therapies to Alzheimer's treatments.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The groups argue the center threatens sensitive wetlands that have protected plants and animals.
—Greg Norman , Danamarie McNicholl , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Industry analysts have said that limiting renewable energy development amid rising electricity demand threatens to drive up power prices across the country.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threatens
endangers
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Yet there is a clear Republican divide over whether Kennedy’s changes at the CDC should be celebrated or considered a grave error that endangers Americans’ health.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Drivers running late are more prone to speeding, which endangers lives.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Threatens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threatens. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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