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threaten
verb as in warn, pressure
verb as in endanger
Example Sentences
"Lukashenko is afraid right now to make any big moves and changes before his sham election - his self-reappointment. Just showing Maria doesn't threaten him, but he wants to show it as a big gesture of humanity - which it's not of course," Mr Viacorka believes.
Having gleaned details of the women's lives from their conversations, sometimes lasting over a month, he would then threaten to share the sexual images he had with friends, family or work colleagues if they did not send him further, sometimes hardcore, pornographic videos and images.
Forest are a team with good balance in that they set out not to concede but they also have players who can threaten on the counter.
Raphaël Glucksmann, a leading French socialist in the European Parliament, said Trump’s return to the White House will threaten Europe’s alliance with the United States.
The Proud Boys, whose name hat-tips their arrested development, re-emerged to threaten poll workers with violence.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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