as in danger
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
the city's firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues
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Recent Examples of jeopardy
That jeopardy, combined with a similar outlook for Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur, their opponents tonight, is what imbues this occasion with intrigue.
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The move has put in jeopardy millions of dollars for education, health care and law enforcement projects.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
An interesting conversation between Nilay Patel and Jon Gruber touches on many issues, challenges, and legal jeopardy that Apple faces in 2025.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
People with valid documentation—including green cards or visas—have been detained and face legal jeopardy.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The move has put in jeopardy millions of dollars for education, health care and law enforcement projects.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
An interesting conversation between Nilay Patel and Jon Gruber touches on many issues, challenges, and legal jeopardy that Apple faces in 2025.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
People with valid documentation—including green cards or visas—have been detained and face legal jeopardy.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
Noun
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Deputy Pilot Jonathan Lozada noted that the dark surroundings added to the danger of the rescue.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Along the coast, a different danger is lurking — a south swell bringing with it elevated surf up to 6 feet high and rip currents.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Miyazaki being pushed to the forefront, mostly due to the way audiences respond to his movies, risks diminishing the work of everyone else at the studio.—
Ryan Gaur,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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Some powders contain aspartame or acesulfame potassium (also known as acesulfame K), which, one 2022 study suggested, may be linked to a greater cancer risk (although other studies have not found this).—
MISAKI KAWATSU,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
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Sending in the National Guard was an obvious military flex, designed to to bait Angelenos while perhaps distracting Americans from Trump’s far greater troubles.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Unless Troops Deployed Other explanations for the declining employment opportunities for white men could lie in troubles in some industries that employ more white men than white women, for example.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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To put it simply, Stranger Things season 4 ends with Hawkins in peril.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 June 2025
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Denzel Washington once advised him about the perils of overexposure.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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