Poor
Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Threatening and poor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Poor".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Poor and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Both words in one sentence
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However, some poor unfortunate criminals make the tragic mistake of killing those close to him or outright threatening to kill him.
Source: Literature / Nero Wolfe -
He taunts some poor stagehand while in makeup while also threatening the same guy in the street out of it.
Source: Enemy Mime -
In fact, Demi temporarily separated from her mother and had her sent to rehab, partly as Dianna's habits were threatening to set a poor example for Demi in her recovery.
Source: Generation Xerox
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