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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
mountain climbing is a risk, but the thrill and challenge are worth it
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as in danger
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
children living in poverty are considered at risk for a number of medical and developmental problems
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as in to venture
to take a chance on
Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need
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as in to endanger
to place in danger
we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme
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Recent Examples of risk
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Even in times of significant uncertainty, intelligent risks can be transformative.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Mike Lillis, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
Some legal experts say Trump's comments and legal actions risk discouraging coverage of his incoming administration.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The settlement sends a signal about the risks media companies may face in high-profile defamation cases.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Even in times of significant uncertainty, intelligent risks can be transformative.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Congress currently has until Friday to pass legislation to keep the government funded or risk a shutdown.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
Some legal experts say Trump's comments and legal actions risk discouraging coverage of his incoming administration.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for risk
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In an interview Monday with Doug McKain of Dodgers Nation, Jon Morosi of MLB Network said the biggest threat to sign Hernández might be yet another runner-up in the Soto sweepstakes: The Boston Red Sox.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Maybe the threat of revealing Dutton secrets can even save Jamie's bacon from Beth-and-Rip justice.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Neither the law nor the danger has stopped people from trying.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Experts say that more communication is needed to alert the public of everyday dangers caused by hurricanes and sudden storms.Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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This means anglerfish call the twilight zone home, regularly venturing even deeper into the midnight zone.Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Leave yourself some extra time and distance if venturing out this morning!CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Such a ruling would endanger all constitutional amendments.Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
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At that moment, a minority of commissioners were endangering the careful balance Congress crafted with [Federal Election Commission Act] by preventing the agency from defending itself in court.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
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Opposition leader Lee, who narrowly lost to Yoon in 2022 and is favoured to win an election to replace him, is also in legal jeopardy, with a conviction on appeal and other rulings pending that could disqualify him from office.Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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But the media's use of the tired relegation narrative to generate jeopardy misses a broader, more interesting question about what drove the Catalan to commit more emphatically than his last two deals.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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In the end, the United States must be so strong and determined that Russia and other adversaries don’t want to hazard actions that compel it to carry out its threats.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Mary, care to hazard a guess as to who’s behind that mask?Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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Hurricane Rafael threatened Gulf Coast refineries and so kept prices higher than normal, AAA said.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 2013, researchers at University of Wisconsin put people in MRI machines and threatened to shock them at random.Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pacifici shares an example where a buyer of a healthcare company inherited regulatory trouble from the previous owner, putting a third of the company’s revenue at risk and exposing it to potential fines.Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The more scientific term for this phenomenon is venous stasis—this condition occurs when the veins have trouble moving blood back to the heart, straining the cardiovascular system, Mustali Dohadwala, MD, a cardiologist in private practice at Heartsafe Boston, told Health.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/risk. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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