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
Some schools in Minnesota have already announced closings or shifts to virtual learning on Thursday as another round of winter weather threatens parts of the state.
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Eric Henderson, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
This law, presented in the name of anti-discrimination, threatens to do exactly that against private religious institutions that do not comply with state mandates or rules that would conflict with a private religious institution’s beliefs and views.
—Stephen Mitchell, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
At th same time, there are mounting fears for the world economy as Iran threatens to shutdown key Gulf shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The central bank has also pushed back the prospect of interest rate cuts as the conflict threatens to complicate efforts to lock in price stability gains.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, their conflict threatens to further destabilize a region where terrorist outfits such as the Islamic State group and Al Qaeda are trying to remobilize.
—Marin Scott, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
In season two, Andrew Cooper (Jon Hamm) doubles down on his life as an unlikely suburban thief, until the arrival of a new neighbor threatens to expose his secrets and place his family at risk.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
The war threatens to both jack up inflation and weaken economic growth, with that risk growing the longer the Middle East conflict persists.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
But the instinct to seek security in more regulation threatens to reinforce the very barriers that hold workers back.
—Edward Timmons, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Eric Henderson, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
This law, presented in the name of anti-discrimination, threatens to do exactly that against private religious institutions that do not comply with state mandates or rules that would conflict with a private religious institution’s beliefs and views.
—Stephen Mitchell, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
At th same time, there are mounting fears for the world economy as Iran threatens to shutdown key Gulf shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The central bank has also pushed back the prospect of interest rate cuts as the conflict threatens to complicate efforts to lock in price stability gains.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, their conflict threatens to further destabilize a region where terrorist outfits such as the Islamic State group and Al Qaeda are trying to remobilize.
—Marin Scott, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
In season two, Andrew Cooper (Jon Hamm) doubles down on his life as an unlikely suburban thief, until the arrival of a new neighbor threatens to expose his secrets and place his family at risk.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
The war threatens to both jack up inflation and weaken economic growth, with that risk growing the longer the Middle East conflict persists.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
But the instinct to seek security in more regulation threatens to reinforce the very barriers that hold workers back.
—Edward Timmons, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threatens
endangers
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Kinda endangers the plan that your mom and dad (George McFly, played by Mike Bindeman) might meet, fall in love and you’ll be born.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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The president has gone so far as repealing a longtime scientific finding that climate change endangers public health and the environment.—
Matthew Daly,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Threatens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threatens. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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