as in to threaten
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
I didn't think I would be subject to any endangerment if I simply dangled my legs over the rock ledge
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Recent Examples of endanger
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The species has also been listed as endangered in Texas since 1988 and New Mexico since 1990, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
To avoid a race to the bottom in safety standards which would endanger the general public globally, world leaders need to intervene now to level the regulatory playing field.
—Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Critics hell-bent on passing off Ike's concerns as endangering our national defense would have seen their remarks fall on deaf ears.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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It is considered one of the highest-threat volcanos out of the dozens in Alaska due to its proximity to Anchorage and ability to potentially disrupt or endanger daily life for residents, Haney said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The species has also been listed as endangered in Texas since 1988 and New Mexico since 1990, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
To avoid a race to the bottom in safety standards which would endanger the general public globally, world leaders need to intervene now to level the regulatory playing field.
—Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Critics hell-bent on passing off Ike's concerns as endangering our national defense would have seen their remarks fall on deaf ears.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
Verb
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Add on top of that the current tariff regime being instituted and threatened by the Trump administration under the auspices of balancing trade deficits and immigration enforcement negotiations.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Decimating agencies, military, siding with a terrorist state, threatening to invade US allies, stripping services from vets, ceding US power to Russia and China.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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One example of such work would be thinking about how to minimize the risk that pathogens caught in a hospital sink would get aerosolized and spread to patients, said Joseph Graves, Jr., an evolutionary biologist and geneticist at North Carolina A&T State University and a leader of the project.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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Runoff will also increase the risk for rock and mudslides below steep terrain.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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The European Business Aviation Association says the tax could jeopardize up to $120 billion in foreign investments and 104,000 jobs over the next five years.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Stronger relations with Russia could also jeopardize the U.S.'s role mediating peace negotiations with Ukraine and draw out the war.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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And the Trump administration’s freeze on U.S. foreign aid and gutting of USAID puts in jeopardy humanitarian and development programming across the country, including funding for the UNHCR, precisely at a moment in which millions of Syrians continue to depend on humanitarian aid.—
Jesse Marks,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sirianni’s job was in serious jeopardy after last year’s late season collapse and embarrassing 32-9 playoff loss at Tampa.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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The cuts are part of a larger, brutal effort by the Trump administration to slash federal agencies, and the cuts have imperiled other critical government and public services.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Feb. 2025
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Making these goods more expensive damages the competitiveness of domestic companies, imperiling American jobs.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Simple and true, thoughtful and soulful, with just a hint of danger.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Totally fair, given the scale of destruction in L.A. County — and the dangers posed by Trump.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some players have had trouble adjusting, others haven’t.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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All four of those projects ran into trouble because they were planned on land reserved for single-family homes.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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