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menace

[men-is] / ˈmɛn ɪs /




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His proposed addition to Marcel Breuer’s original Whitney Museum would have hovered above it with predatory menace, like an 11-story concrete praying mantis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

His Clark Kent-esque transformation, from unimposing nice guy — “the nicest guy in the entire world,” Casparius said — to smirking menace whenever the day needs saving is the stuff of comic book legends.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

It is especially a menace to anyone invested in securities such as longer-term Treasury bonds, which are “safe” in name only.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Lynagh was a menace in the first half and Menoncella has grit to go with his considerable guile and grace.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“But she—” Taryn begins, and Madoc holds up a hand, with the menace of his curved black fingernails.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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