Hover over
Hover over verb - To remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on.
Usage example: after the first big layoff, the possibility of losing their jobs hovered over all of the factory's workers
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Synonyms for Hover over
Menace and hover over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Menace" instead a verb "Hover over".
Menace
Menace verb - To remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on.
Usage example: stockpiles of nuclear weapons that continue to menace the inhabitants of this planet
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During the 1980s in Afghanistan, this plane was a major menace to the Mujahideen, and was able to hover over the target area for far longer than faster fighter-bombers.
Source: Real Life / Cool Plane
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