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
Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
A number of people have been widely and wrongly identified as Kirk’s killer, endangering their lives and also probably impeding the investigation.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Julia Simon, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The mom is facing a charge of reckless endangerment of a child, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Tyrin Mosby-Sherman faces one count each of endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest/detention/stop by fleeing creating a substantial risk of serious injury and leaving the scene of an accident, according to Jackson County court documents.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
A number of people have been widely and wrongly identified as Kirk’s killer, endangering their lives and also probably impeding the investigation.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rolling back what's known as the endangerment finding, the basis for rules regulating climate pollution, including from coal and gas-fired power plants, cars and trucks, and methane from the oil and gas industry.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The mom is facing a charge of reckless endangerment of a child, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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Republicans were unfazed by Democrats threatening to withhold their votes, accusing them of hypocrisy for condemning GOP efforts to win policy concessions in past funding battles.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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That had grown to more than 30%, threatening to crowd out the tradespeople the group was built to serve.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many have significant reservations about the safety and efficacy of the COVID vaccine, despite assurances from most experts that the benefits outweigh the risks.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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But the ground level faces severe flooding risks through a combination of rainstorms and earthquakes that bring soil water to the surface, per a study conducted in 2016 by the San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Any return to high-intensity war might jeopardize the regime’s control.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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The concert had been jeopardized by the strike and organizers considered finding a new venue at the last minute.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Efforts to end the nearly two-year-long war and free remaining Israeli hostages were thrown into jeopardy after Israel's attack on Qatar, which had hosted Israeli negotiators in hotels in Doha and would shuffle between floors carrying messages between them and the Hamas leaders in exile.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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His life was in daily jeopardy due to scheduling convenience.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What does ABC's quick pulling of 'Kimmel' mean for the future of a genre already desperately imperiled by a changing media world?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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These projects focus on preserving polar bears, rhinos, imperiled cats and exceptional (endangered) plants.—
Leyla Shokoohe,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Concerns have already been raised over the dangers of nudification apps that can be used to create pornographic images of people without their consent.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Wildfire danger shifts specifically to California over the next few months, Aman said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Turkish Defense Ministry/AP Key Takeaways Larger carriers carry more aircraft, fuel, and supplies for longer operations but come with higher costs, bigger crews, greater risk from advanced weapons, and trouble in tight or shallow waters.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the results were impressive, the fact that Nutrafol even went to the trouble of creating such a rigorous study around its supplement was enough to make our dermatologist judges suspend their usual skepticism around the ingestibles category.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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