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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
The ozone layer's healing demonstrates that entire nations can coordinate to address planetary threats.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Last year demonstrated that late September and early October can be an active period for tropical development, with multiple threats that may be high-impact and potentially devastating.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
To be a public figure is to be at risk, and both political leaders and entertainers have long been subjected to threats, stalking, and even assassinations by unwell people who have developed an obsession with them from afar.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
And critics have warned the administration's threats to broadly target liberal organizations could turn into efforts to quiet opposition.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
One critical focus would be air and missile defense, including integrating early-warning radars, interceptors, and long-range surface-to-air missile systems to protect against potential threats.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
The Elkhorn Area School District received 800 voicemails, some including death threats, over the post West Side Elementary School Associate Principal Cynthia Rehberg did not make, Jason Tadlock, superintendent of the Elkhorn Area School District, told WISN.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Looking at the depth chart, the Eagles now have three threats coming out of the backfield.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Altman’s World venture aims to authenticate actual humans on its network given the acceleration of the number of threats from artificial intelligence, such as deepfakes.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Last year demonstrated that late September and early October can be an active period for tropical development, with multiple threats that may be high-impact and potentially devastating.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
To be a public figure is to be at risk, and both political leaders and entertainers have long been subjected to threats, stalking, and even assassinations by unwell people who have developed an obsession with them from afar.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
And critics have warned the administration's threats to broadly target liberal organizations could turn into efforts to quiet opposition.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
One critical focus would be air and missile defense, including integrating early-warning radars, interceptors, and long-range surface-to-air missile systems to protect against potential threats.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
The Elkhorn Area School District received 800 voicemails, some including death threats, over the post West Side Elementary School Associate Principal Cynthia Rehberg did not make, Jason Tadlock, superintendent of the Elkhorn Area School District, told WISN.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Looking at the depth chart, the Eagles now have three threats coming out of the backfield.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Altman’s World venture aims to authenticate actual humans on its network given the acceleration of the number of threats from artificial intelligence, such as deepfakes.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threats
Noun
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Columbus Circle in New York City is a powerful example of the dangers of patchwork fixes.—
Lindsay Phillips,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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My only advice is to NOT believe her if MIL tries to claim ignorance of the dangers that have informed your decision about phones.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Companies see the benefits but also understand the real risks of breaching customer trust, which can include severe reputational and business damage.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The material also strongly repelled chloride ions, cutting corrosion risks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Simplicity Emerges Syukuro Manabe was already intimately familiar with the perils of weather forecasting when, in 1965, as a scientist at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, he was tasked with building a mathematical model of the Earth’s climate.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The march was billed as a demonstration in support of free speech -- with much of the rhetoric by influencers and several far-right politicians from across Europe aimed largely at the perils of migration, a problem much of the continent is struggling to control.—
BRIAN MELLEY,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Threats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threats. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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