as in dangers
something that may cause injury or harm
terrorism is a threat to the safety of people everywhere
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Recent Examples of threats
Unfortunately, Packers quarterback Jordan Love will go into the game without one of his top receiving threats, who came into the game with a questionable tag.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Tinubu’s response to Trump’s threats must now be for Nigeria’s security and armed forces to demonstrably establish complete and total control of its territory.
—Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Saguaro cactuses are a keystone species in the Sonoran desert, but are facing new threats, such as rising temperatures, drought and even predators, like wild burros, that eat nearby shade plants.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
By homeporting these vessels in Hawaii, the Navy is significantly improving its ability to project power and respond quickly to emerging threats in the Indo-Pacific.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
The training effort appears to be more about building Panama's capacity to handle security threats in the region.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
He is charged with two counts of transmitting threats through interstate and foreign commerce.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Kleinstreuer, who subsequently received harassing messages and death threats online, has required security protection.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Many of them are desperately struggling to protect their homes – for some, their only source of wealth – in the face of exploding rents and threats of eviction.
—Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Tinubu’s response to Trump’s threats must now be for Nigeria’s security and armed forces to demonstrably establish complete and total control of its territory.
—Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Saguaro cactuses are a keystone species in the Sonoran desert, but are facing new threats, such as rising temperatures, drought and even predators, like wild burros, that eat nearby shade plants.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
By homeporting these vessels in Hawaii, the Navy is significantly improving its ability to project power and respond quickly to emerging threats in the Indo-Pacific.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
The training effort appears to be more about building Panama's capacity to handle security threats in the region.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
He is charged with two counts of transmitting threats through interstate and foreign commerce.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Kleinstreuer, who subsequently received harassing messages and death threats online, has required security protection.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Many of them are desperately struggling to protect their homes – for some, their only source of wealth – in the face of exploding rents and threats of eviction.
—Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threats
Noun
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Despite the deathly dangers of fentanyl contamination, hard drug use has been enjoying record increases in Hollywood and beyond not seen since the hard-partying ’80s.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Against the Machine is more than a warning about the dangers of technology.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The result is that real patients experience complications in real-time, without knowing risks that may have been uncovered in a clinical trial.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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While most health experts agree that these foods are fine as a once-in-a-while treat, a growing body of evidence links regular consumption of UPFs to health risks and chronic conditions like obesity, heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His job is to help fight these teeny-tiny menaces.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps the most familiar trope of Scooby-Doo stories is the resolution, where our investigators unmask the human villains who are menaces dressed as monsters.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The latest consumer boycott shows the perils corporations face when drawn into contentious culture-war issues in a volatile and polarized political environment.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Protect your property and possessions from fire, theft, and other unexpected perils.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Threats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threats. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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