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File: wp-includes/nav-menu.php

function wp_get_nav_menus( $args = array() ) {
	$defaults = array(
		'taxonomy'   => 'nav_menu',
		'hide_empty' => false,
		'orderby'    => 'name',
	);
	$args     = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

	/**
	 * Filters the navigation menu objects being returned.
	 *
	 * @since 3.0.0
	 *
	 * @see get_terms()
	 *
	 * @param WP_Term[] $menus An array of menu objects.
	 * @param array     $args  An array of arguments used to retrieve menu objects.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'wp_get_nav_menus', get_terms( $args ), $args );
}