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as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
he knew he was in danger when he received the threatening phone calls at home
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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage
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Recent Examples of danger
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight blazes.
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Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
For ordinary passengers—people like me and my son—any sense of danger tends to focus on the plane itself, because the plane is right in front of us, and above our heads, and underneath our feet, and lifting us up into the sky.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
The combination allows for quick-trigger photography without constantly removing gloves in subzero temperatures and helps negate the danger of an iPhone being found at the bottom of the sea, centuries from now.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
Authorities are warning that residual heat poses danger for days, weeks and even months after the initial fires, potentially causing lithium-ion batteries to spontaneously combust.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
For ordinary passengers—people like me and my son—any sense of danger tends to focus on the plane itself, because the plane is right in front of us, and above our heads, and underneath our feet, and lifting us up into the sky.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
The combination allows for quick-trigger photography without constantly removing gloves in subzero temperatures and helps negate the danger of an iPhone being found at the bottom of the sea, centuries from now.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
Authorities are warning that residual heat poses danger for days, weeks and even months after the initial fires, potentially causing lithium-ion batteries to spontaneously combust.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for danger
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California is home to the top six cities at highest wildfire risk in the U.S., but Texas, Colorado and Oregon also have cities in the top 15.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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But the blanket Trump pay-to-quit offer–reportedly driven by Elon Musk–ignores a big risk: That the top performers, with the most marketable skills, will take the money and run.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Other company leaders voiced their concerns about the threat of tariffs ahead of Saturday’s order.—
Kristian Burt,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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With the constant threat of deportation hanging over his head, yet unwilling to abandon her search for Kyoko, Ono was faced with an impossible decision.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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The truce between Israel and Hamas was put in jeopardy Saturday after Israel blocked Palestinian civilians from moving back to their homes in northern Gaza.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Legal experts, government officials and others across the country were warning Tuesday that the memo could put in jeopardy everything from early childhood education and food assistance programs to efforts to clear land mines in war zones.—
Nicholas Kusnetz,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
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Sources close to the situation said that the trouble started when Johnson and another one of Black’s baby mamas got into it toward the end of the party.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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There’s a small sign of trouble when the two stop by a strawberry stand and the woman running it hits on Isaac.—
Jourdain Searles,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Danger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/danger. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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