Words similar to threaten

Example sentences for: threaten

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Raising problems on a program early because design and manufacturing knowledge is discovered can cause extra oversight and questions that threaten a system's survival.
WEAPONS -Instruments of combat used to destroy, injure, defeat or threaten an enemy.
The government said Microsoft used its monopoly power in the operating systems market to bully and threaten its way into dominance over the browser market.
As Beijing continued to threaten force to halt Taiwan's pretensions to independent statehood, the South China Morning Post of Hong Kong accused Lee of pursuing a "dangerous course."
Throughout the year if children misbehaved, parents would threaten them, “Si no te sosiegas, llamo el abuelo” (If you don’t behave, I’ll call the bogeyman).