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menace

[men-is] / ˈmɛn ɪs /




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In adapting the premise for TV, series creator Nick Antosca dilutes the movies’ naked menace by pouring reasonable doubt into both Max’s profile and that of the Bowdens, the married lawyers behind his downfall.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi, arguably the world's best right back, was a constant menace both on the ball and in the Canadian players' faces, while creative fulcrum Brahim Diaz claimed two assists.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Popular culture has often portrayed the species as a dangerous menace, contributing to a reputation that many scientists argue is exaggerated.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

Bassist and singer Geddy Lee, his voice eerily well-preserved for a 72-year-old, rode the contours of these numbers with electrifying menace and character, justifying all the risks inherent in this reunion tour.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Traveling through the handiwork of the fire for so long made an unseeable menace more terrifying.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

These might be helpful, anodyne retail chatbots; they also might be utter menaces like Google Docs’ Gemini pop-up.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

EU officials said that as part of the efforts they want to step up the mandatory registration of drones across the bloc to be able to better keep track of potential menaces.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

The book’s most edifying compilations recount the Soviet people’s unconquerable yearning to live, create and love freely, despite the daily menaces of a police state and deafening propaganda.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

It is a disgrace, he says, that the energy firms can send out "menaces" like that over a problem of their making.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2025

I laughed in my sleeve at his menaces.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Hawaii was menaced by Hurricane Fausto last month, before the storm weakened and skirted north of the island chain.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Even when the whole family is menaced, as in “Poltergeist,” the evil entities have a special yearning to possess little blonde girls.

From Salon Oct. 27, 2025

They have been menaced for money over dropped passes and missed shots.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

After all, they inhabited a precarious cosmos where the prospect of drought menaced entire civilizations.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2024

It wasn’t my neck, but my understanding which was menaced.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

Alas, “Out of the Further” merely serves up exploding televisions and cut-rate smoke machines, making this seemingly menacing purgatory feel more like a bummer way station.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The same grin can look menacing or jovial, depending on how Thatcher contorts the rest of her features.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

At times, all he had to do to dissuade a would-be challenger was shoot them a menacing glance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

In this sense, the Backrooms reveal how digital culture is beginning to reshape experiences traditionally associated with tourism, allowing for the mundane to become menacing.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

“No, I’m picturing hundreds of your hideous mug menacing the entire world,” Door said.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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