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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 threatened
Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025
Critical habitats are areas where the Service can manage or protect endangered and threatened species.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2025
With seven more games in January, however, the capacity for Arteta to keep things fresh out wide may be threatened.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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According to the administration’s press release, more than 50 rare or threatened species live within the Chuckwalla monument’s borders, including the Chuckwalla lizard from which the monument draws its name.
—Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025
Critical habitats are areas where the Service can manage or protect endangered and threatened species.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
However, salt damage incurred in the 1970s due to the installation of a heated concrete slab, which aggravated the salt stored in the 18th and 19th centuries, threatened the church’s structural integrity.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2025
With seven more games in January, however, the capacity for Arteta to keep things fresh out wide may be threatened.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threatened
Adjective
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From helping endangered species recover to protecting food sources, my bill to safeguard biodiversity in our coastal ecosystems is crucial, common-sense legislation.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
18 Feb. 2025
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Read Next Texas Two rare, endangered whales swim off usual course.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Dog owners in Ohio are liable for their pets' actions.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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In 2022, Spacey was found not liable for battery against Rapp.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Zelensky has expressed fear that Trump pushing a quick resolution would result in Ukraine losing territory and being left vulnerable to future Russian aggression.—
Justin Spike and Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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By focusing more on consolidating his own power rather than defending the empire, Sidao effectively left the Southern Song vulnerable to external threats, especially from the Mongols, who were expanding rapidly under Kublai Khan.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Parking in unauthorized areas causes unsafe conditions.—
Krissy Waite,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Countless studies show that heavy metals, like lead and mercury, are unsafe at any levels in the human body.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Pros: Flower buds are not susceptible to winter damage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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That killed even more prairie dogs and ferrets, both of which are highly susceptible to the disease.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The story sounds like something right out of a horror movie: this fungus hacks the brain of its host, driving the normally shy spiders out of their lairs and webs to an exposed surface.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
2 Feb. 2025
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Zuckerberg has just recently emerged from his own masculinist makeover, which turned him from a pale coder to a buff and bronzed bro, and his openly suggestive glance at Sanchez’s exposed chest seemed like an appropriate capstone to Trump’s Inaugural Address.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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IndieWire got a peek at the first four episodes: The first kicks off with Laurie (Rosie Foss), the insecure daughter of Coach Dan (Will Forte), who’s hitless and constantly breaks out into a sweat that eventually transforms into a blobby companion called Sweaty (Jo Firestone).—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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If a simple fish tank sensor can expose an organization’s entire trove of sensitive data, imagine what could happen with a fleet of insecure devices spread across an enterprise.—
Austin Gadient,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Threatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threatened. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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