increasing menace

Frequency: 7.011.1 per million words

Refers to a threat that is becoming larger or more significant over time.

menaceADJECTIVE + menace

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increasing

Examples (10)

  • The growing menace of cybercrime is a global concern.
  • Pollution poses an increasing menace to public health.
  • The city faces an increasing menace of homelessness.
  • Drug trafficking represents a serious and increasing menace to society.
  • Environmental degradation has become an increasing menace worldwide.
  • Authorities are struggling to combat the increasing menace of illegal fishing.
  • The increasing menace of disease-resistant bacteria worries medical professionals.
  • With rapid urbanization, traffic congestion is an increasing menace.
  • He warned about the increasing menace of political extremism.
  • The lack of proper waste management creates an increasing menace of contamination.