threaten annihilation

Frequency: 6.50.3 per million words

to warn of impending destruction

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Examples (10)

  • The two superpowers threatened each other with nuclear annihilation.
  • The alien fleet threatened Earth with total annihilation if their demands were not met.
  • Unchecked climate change threatens countless species with annihilation.
  • The dictator threatened annihilation against any neighboring country that interfered.
  • The new startup's technology threatens the established industry with economic annihilation.
  • The act of threatening mutual annihilation was a cornerstone of Cold War strategy.
  • A newly discovered asteroid threatens our planet with annihilation.
  • He stood before the council and declared, 'We will threaten them with annihilation they cannot imagine!'
  • The spread of the virus threatened the small, isolated community with annihilation.
  • For decades, the constant fear of nuclear war has threatened humanity with annihilation.