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menacing

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verb

present participle of menace

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Recent Examples of menacing
Adjective
Another charge of felony menacing with a weapon was dismissed from his case. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025 Live updates:Crews race to contain LA wildfires as menacing winds ramping up Is UCLA under evacuation? Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025 Seconds later they are confronted by the Front Man, who has traded his Player 001 green tracksuit for a menacing gray ensemble and a black mask. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025 New Snow White preview says heigh-ho to Gal Gadot's spooky Evil Queen transformation and menacing Magic Mirror She also shared what the health scare taught her. EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for menacing 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for menacing
Adjective
  • Something ominous, if not entirely novel, is taking shape in Washington.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Facebook’s recent announcement to stop fact-checking posts is an ominous signal.
    Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • As the winter storms progress, more updates are expected from local authorities to guide residents and travelers through potentially dangerous conditions.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Hurts is incredibly dangerous with his legs, rushing for 630 yards and 14 TDs this season.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Wilson, 46, is charged with murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child for the explosion of violence inside the victim’s apartment on Macombs Road near Inwood Ave.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Cloe Workman, 20, is charged in Hamilton County Municipal Court with misdemeanor child endangering and domestic violence.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Extremely dangerous wildfires are threatening Southern California, including Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • An extreme wind event is threatening one of Los Angeles’ toniest neighborhoods, igniting fires through Pacific Palisades.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Feathers tends to wear cutesy disguises, but comes across as a surprisingly sinister creature who is always observing.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Now the star and filmmaker are trading Wakanda and the boxing ring for an original vision: a Depression-era vampire movie about twin brothers (Jordan plays both) who return to their Deep South hometown, only to find something sinister waiting.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • After the Marshall Fire, hazardous gases associated with the wildfire smoke, such as benzene and naphthalene, could be detected in homes downwind of the fire long after the burns were put out.
    Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Cold weather and hazardous travel conditions may lead to a smaller turnout for Trump's inauguration weekend.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Later, Toha would chronicle his family’s perilous journey out of Gaza, and his own detention by Israeli soldiers.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Among the most significant improvements is the expansion of greens back to their original sizes, allowing for hole locations closer to edges — and in closer proximity to the layout’s perilous bunkers and lakes.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Since the price of bitcoin moves based on investor demand, betting on it as an asset can be risky.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Only right turns are possible, and eastward travelers are forced to head west and make a potentially risky U-turn on busy Colbern Road or turn around in another parking lot.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Menacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menacing. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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