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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
With increasing space traffic from various nations and private companies, keeping tabs on potential collisions and threats becomes crucial.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
That marked a significant cooling of tensions, after a recent volley of tariff threats and fresh export curbs threatened to derail the bilateral relationship.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The Eastpointe Police Department said the threats came in front of staff, students and parents, who witnessed the parent screaming and cursing, WWJ reported.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
Here are the top ways to defend yourself against phishing threats and financial fraud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite dedicated examinations of the sky, no imminent threats have been found.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
There's going to be additional threats to public safety.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Those posts allegedly included death threats, prosecutors said.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Its modular design allows operators to quickly reconfigure the turret with new sensors or weapon systems, enabling fast adaptation to evolving mission requirements and emerging threats.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
That marked a significant cooling of tensions, after a recent volley of tariff threats and fresh export curbs threatened to derail the bilateral relationship.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The Eastpointe Police Department said the threats came in front of staff, students and parents, who witnessed the parent screaming and cursing, WWJ reported.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
Here are the top ways to defend yourself against phishing threats and financial fraud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite dedicated examinations of the sky, no imminent threats have been found.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
There's going to be additional threats to public safety.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Those posts allegedly included death threats, prosecutors said.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Its modular design allows operators to quickly reconfigure the turret with new sensors or weapon systems, enabling fast adaptation to evolving mission requirements and emerging threats.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threats
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Set in New York City at the turn of the millennium, Don't Stop is a novel of self-discovery and self-knowledge, and the dangers associated with both.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Kim Ki-young, the film is a cautionary tale about the dangers of infidelity, following a couple that hires a maid to help around the house while the wife is pregnant, only to have the young woman (Lee Eun-shim) destroy the family from the inside out.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Twelve of the 20 indicators for the health risks and impacts of climate change in the report set concerning new records—showing that the health impacts caused by our changing climate have reached unprecedented levels that cannot be ignored.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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No matter what happens at their meeting, China’s ambitions will still pose the same long-term risks to American interests, American allies, and American power.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps the most familiar trope of Scooby-Doo stories is the resolution, where our investigators unmask the human villains who are menaces dressed as monsters.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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These phantom menaces don’t seem to bother Todd at all, though Indy is understandably upset by them.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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For all of the perils of injecting it into the newsgathering process, AI tools have also come to be seen as useful and less-fraught ways to create efficiencies in editing, advertising and other areas.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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The anthology drama débuted in 2011, and its creator, Charlie Brooker, quickly established his interest in the promise and perils of artificial intelligence.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Threats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threats. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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