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menacing

[men-i-sing] / ˈmɛn ɪ sɪŋ /


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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

Truelove was arraigned Friday on charges of burglary and menacing in the third degree as hate crimes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“War of the Worlds” turned them back into the menacing aggressors of 1950s sci-fi films like “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” and “Invaders From Mars.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

I've come to an industrial space in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco expecting to see a menacing humanoid robot solider doing something combat-like: the future of land-based warfare, perhaps.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

The defenders followed the two rats closely, menacing them with staves.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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