as in threat
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 to endanger
to place in danger
menaced the children by leaving them in the car unattended
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as in to threaten
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 menace
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Grissom was a baseball rat, young and versatile, sure of himself on the field and a menace in the box.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The rampaging insect menaces America’s Arctic military outposts, part of a critical line of national defense, before heading south and meeting its end in New York City.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The economic menace of BOI reporting will soon be no more.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Grissom was a baseball rat, young and versatile, sure of himself on the field and a menace in the box.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Opinion That temptation will almost certainly be too much for many countries menaced by Putin's Russia to resist.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The rampaging insect menaces America’s Arctic military outposts, part of a critical line of national defense, before heading south and meeting its end in New York City.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for menace
Noun
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The greatest tornado threat will begin later in the afternoon and continue overnight.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Evacuation information from Cal Fire Evacuation Orders Immediate threat to life.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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All three are important because their species are endangered.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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But, since Asian elephants are endangered, the company will face a number of additional hurdles.—
Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Severe thunderstorms threatened a swath of the country with a population of 2.3 million people from northeast Texas through Arkansas and into southeast Missouri.—
ANDREW DeMILLO,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Instead, tariffs threaten to increase prices and create shortages of certain generic medications, which account for a vast majority of U.S. prescriptions.—
Rebecca Robbins,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The couple shared their shocking experience in a now-viral TikTok video, warning others about the dangers of unsafe food handling.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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What begins as a straightforward delivery spirals into danger when outside forces target the precious cargo.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Consider the righteous gentiles during the Holocaust—ordinary people who risked everything to protect Jews from Nazi extermination—and Soviet dissidents who challenged the communist regime, to name a few.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Democratic Party on Monday asked a U.S. court to block Republican President Donald Trump's executive order overhauling the election system, arguing the changes risked denying eligible U.S. citizens the right to vote.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Menace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menace. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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