Great
Great adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Threatening and great are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Great".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Great and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Great" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Both words in one sentence
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Though in his defense, he was under great mental stress at the time, due to Agnes threatening him to go about his normal daily routine, even though Agnes had his whole family held hostage.
Source: Western Animation / Duckman -
Bad guys attacking the city walls, threatening to break in and murder everyone in sight, are great occasions for checking out guarded rooms.
Source: City Guards - The Doctor: And how am I going to react when I see this: A great big threatening button.
Source: Schmuck Bait / Live-Action TV
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