as in danger
something that may cause injury or harm
terrorism is a threat to the safety of people everywhere
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Recent Examples of threat
This watch is in effect until 10 p.m. What to do as threat of lightning approaches?
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2025
Evacuation information from Cal Fire Evacuation Warnings Potential threat to life and/or property.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
Lambert got a strikeout to end the threat and then Waubonsie opened the floodgates.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Residents and businesses across Chicago already face a high tax and fee burden and worry about shouldering more costs amid widespread economic uncertainty due to rising tariffs, persistent inflation, state and local budget deficits and unprecedented threats to critical federal funding.
—Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2025
Evacuation information from Cal Fire Evacuation Warnings Potential threat to life and/or property.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
Lambert got a strikeout to end the threat and then Waubonsie opened the floodgates.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Residents and businesses across Chicago already face a high tax and fee burden and worry about shouldering more costs amid widespread economic uncertainty due to rising tariffs, persistent inflation, state and local budget deficits and unprecedented threats to critical federal funding.
—Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threat
Noun
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Scientists with Oceana and governmental and conservation organizations say the whales also face dangers from entanglement in commercial crabbing and fishing gear and vessel strikes.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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All the students in the class at the Small Fish Big Fish swim school had autism, a developmental disorder linked to a higher-than-average danger of drowning.—
Jennifer Peltz,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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On this album, his sonic palette borrows heavily from the pop-rock of the 1980s, which had an undercurrent of light menace cutting through its sensual schlock.—
Jon Caramanica,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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What separates this from, say, a Roy Andersson movie is the creeping sense of Parallax View-style menace that sets in; there’s a sense that Kornyev is getting in over his head, never quite reading the room and making enemies that are each cumulatively more dangerous than the last.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Here are suggestions for staying safe during a thunderstorm: To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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The greatest storm coverage is expected from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. There is a moderate risk of life-threatening rip currents at all area beaches.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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The film exposes deep ties between the trophy hunting industry and policy decisions driven by both the U.S. and African governments, leaving communities and wildlife in deadly peril.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Trying to be together on a permanent basis would obviously be far more challenging, maybe fraught with peril.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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“Threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threat. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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