as in to endanger
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
the powerful hurricane continues to threaten the southern coastline
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And rising sea levels threaten the many multimillion-dollar homes that overlook the ocean.
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Trump’s effect on state finances On the campaign trail, Trump threatened to withhold federal wildfire funding if Newsom doesn’t go along with his plan to send water to southern farmlands from Northern California.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
London’s Design Museum is hoping people will want to look at said swimsuit without Anderson threatening to pop out of it like a chestburster from the Alien movies.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 11 Dec. 2024
His nomination comes as the president-elect has been threatening tariffs on Mexican imports and the mass deportation of migrants who have arrived to the U.S.-Mexico border.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Trump’s effect on state finances On the campaign trail, Trump threatened to withhold federal wildfire funding if Newsom doesn’t go along with his plan to send water to southern farmlands from Northern California.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
London’s Design Museum is hoping people will want to look at said swimsuit without Anderson threatening to pop out of it like a chestburster from the Alien movies.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 11 Dec. 2024
His nomination comes as the president-elect has been threatening tariffs on Mexican imports and the mass deportation of migrants who have arrived to the U.S.-Mexico border.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Threaten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threaten. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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