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menaced

verb

past tense of menace

as in endangered

to place in danger menaced the children by leaving them in the car unattended

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as in threatened

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 menaced He was menaced in the English countryside last month by a man shouting at him from 50 yards away, according to British outlet The Telegraph. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026 The little people are being menaced by a dark force—a force with power, money, and very few moral inhibitions. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 Donald menaced Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow all game, recording two sacks, four combined tackles, two tackles for loss, and three QB hits in one of the most dominant defensive performances in Super Bowl history. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026 For too long, the Iranian regime has targeted the United States, threatened our allies and menaced its neighbors. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Trump’s Republican Party, which narrowly controls the House and Senate, largely sees the conflict with Iran not as the start of a new war, but the end of a government that has long menaced the West. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026 Iran and its proxies have menaced America and American lives, undermined our core national interests, systematically destabilized the Middle East, and threatened the security of the entire West. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026 There’s real, sweat-inducing tension to scenes where Esther, alone at home with her children, is encircled and menaced by mobs of men preying on the easiest of targets. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026 Extreme heat fuels out of control bushfires Bushfires, fueled by the soaring temperatures, have menaced towns in the state of Victoria, prompting evacuations as volunteer firefighters attempted to douse flames around homes. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026

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And in New Mexico, the state pursued its own enforcement action, alleging that Meta endangered children and violated state consumer protection law.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Decreasing habitat, poaching, and extermination are some of the reasons why cheetahs are endangered.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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In addition to enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports, this week, the administration threatened to severely sanction any country that does business with Iran.

— Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Berlin’s artistic director, Tricia Tuttle, had to issue a formal statement regarding the media storm that threatened to engulf the festival.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

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