Gray
Gray adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a gray rainy day
Threatening and gray are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Gray".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Usage example: a threatening silence followed the loud thump in the adjoining motel room
Gray and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gray" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Then there was the time the Gorgon showed up in orbit, threatening to encase the Earth in gray goo due to the taint of the Terminus.
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After that, the Combine became less hostile to the erstwhile good guys (but see Gray and Gray Morality again), whilst the Confederation suddenly became a lot more competent and threatening.
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After a scene in Deep Trouble II where Billy attempts to prank his sister by using a gray pillow to pretend to be a Threatening Shark, Troy repeatedly brings up pillows at every instance of sharks.
Source: Blog / Blogger Beware
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