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Definition be threatened with something in American English

be threatened with something phrase

phrase
1

to be likely to be affected by something bad

Example

Nearly 1,000 of the world's bird species are threatened with extinction.

Example

Even the local school was threatened with closure.

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Definition be threatened with something in American English