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
In addition to people residing in the country illegally, immigrants with valid documentation, including green cards and visas, have been detained and face legal jeopardy.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The other company members all said more or less the same thing: everyone respected Matthew’s great passion for the play, for the character, but why should the company put itself in legal jeopardy for what was, essentially, one man’s fancy?
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Schools that have drawn down their endowments for annual expenses have found themselves in serious financial jeopardy.
—Gregory E. Sterling, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
During the season finale, the family's lives are put in jeopardy
On The Waterfront, danger is around every dock.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 21 June 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The other company members all said more or less the same thing: everyone respected Matthew’s great passion for the play, for the character, but why should the company put itself in legal jeopardy for what was, essentially, one man’s fancy?
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Schools that have drawn down their endowments for annual expenses have found themselves in serious financial jeopardy.
—Gregory E. Sterling, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
During the season finale, the family's lives are put in jeopardy
On The Waterfront, danger is around every dock.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
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And a report released Thursday by Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, looking at the dangers of fragrances specifically, found that over 98% of fragrance chemicals either lack basic safety data or are classified as high or potentially high concern by scientific authorities.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
21 July 2025
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That’s the unfortunate dual-use conundrum associated with contemporary AI, allowing AI to be used for goodness and also for badness (see my analysis of the dangers of dual-use AI at the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Family Health Centers, Inc. in Louisville is partnering with Vanderbilt University on a long-term study that will identify environmental cancer risks in the South.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Other companies that rely on biometric data, like DNA research firm 23andMe, have reported data breaches or filed for bankruptcy, putting millions of people's personal information potentially at risk.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Using a suitcase that isn’t up to snuff could give you a world of trouble when you’re supposed to be having fun.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 July 2025
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Sage and Clay conspire to float the idea to the newspapers that Russell Industries is in trouble, causing the stock to fall and the Merricks to pull out of the deal.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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Aging infrastructure and rising water levels are increasing the number of dams at risk of overtopping, threatening their structural integrity and potentially putting downstream communities in peril.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Fossil fuel pollution — alongside other compounding factors — has transformed these months into a time of mounting peril, punctuated by relentless heat waves, rampant wildfires and catastrophic flooding.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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