Protested
Threatened and protested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatened" instead a verb "Protested".
Threatened
Threatened adjective - (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered.
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Synonyms for Threatened
Protested and threatened are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Protested" instead a verb "Threatened".
Nearby Words: threatening, threat
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- At some point during this Lando protested strongly enough that his city was explicitly threatened, and eventually he tried to Take a Third Option, which was... marginally successful.
Source: Sadistic Choice / Film -
Later when Hikaru has to leave the Go club, Mitani protested furiously and even threatened to quit, although he is shown to be secretly wishing him all the best.
Source: Manga / Hikaru no Go - In this way, the threatened "filibuster" is less a brick wall and more of an anchor; not stopping the important bill that is being protested but bringing everything else to a screeching halt.
Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life Law
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