as in threats
something that may cause injury or harm
a loaded gun is a menace that this household doesn't need
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as in endangers
to place in danger
menaced the children by leaving them in the car unattended
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as in threatens
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
stockpiles of nuclear weapons that continue to menace the inhabitants of this planet
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Recent Examples of menaces
Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
But the ability to beat back our more routine pathological menaces is a good indicator of the country’s ability to take on bigger, more virulent threats.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
His job is to help fight these teeny-tiny menaces.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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
These phantom menaces don’t seem to bother Todd at all, though Indy is understandably upset by them.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
This has created a pressing need for new therapies capable of stopping these microscopic menaces from wreaking havoc.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Our roads are concussion- and whiplash-inducing menaces.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
But the ability to beat back our more routine pathological menaces is a good indicator of the country’s ability to take on bigger, more virulent threats.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
His job is to help fight these teeny-tiny menaces.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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
These phantom menaces don’t seem to bother Todd at all, though Indy is understandably upset by them.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
This has created a pressing need for new therapies capable of stopping these microscopic menaces from wreaking havoc.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for menaces
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The Administration’s treatment of immigration officers as a vulnerable group rests on claims that agents now face unprecedented threats.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to Hartling, school officials have since learned that similar threats were directed at other schools across the state.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Kinda endangers the plan that your mom and dad (George McFly, played by Mike Bindeman) might meet, fall in love and you’ll be born.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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The president has gone so far as repealing a longtime scientific finding that climate change endangers public health and the environment.—
Matthew Daly,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Some schools in Minnesota have already announced closings or shifts to virtual learning on Thursday as another round of winter weather threatens parts of the state.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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This law, presented in the name of anti-discrimination, threatens to do exactly that against private religious institutions that do not comply with state mandates or rules that would conflict with a private religious institution’s beliefs and views.—
Stephen Mitchell,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Missy Cummings, a professor of engineering and computing at George Mason University, said these crashes highlight some of the dangers of partially autonomous driving systems that allow people to disengage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Angie Martinez knows the dangers of street harassment all to well.—
Allen Devlin,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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As such, the bill risks further making college sports transparency in the Volunteer State an increasingly voluntary proposition.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Seeing those two stalwarts move on next year at the latest was likely always to have been the plan at Anfield, but generating savings sooner has taken on greater importance as something else risks unfolding.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Clothes Iron and Steamer Many cruise lines have policies forbidding the use of clothes irons and steamers and won’t allow these fire hazards onboard.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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At over 1,800 lives lost per year, winter vehicle-crash fatalities are four times greater than the total number of all other weather hazards combined, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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