as in to threaten
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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Recent Examples of endanger
The new calf's birth is especially poignant in terms of conservation as Masai giraffes are endangered, with only about 30,000 left in the wild, per a blog post from Disney Parks.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
However, the Israeli military said all three teens were throwing rocks toward a highway, endangering passing motorists.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
The Republicans' latest budget resolution includes massive cuts across federal programs, including those under the purview of the Agriculture Committee, raising alarms among both Democrats that food aid could be endangered.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The seabirds are critically endangered, grappling with issues like pollution and climate change in the coastal waters of South Africa and Namibia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
However, the Israeli military said all three teens were throwing rocks toward a highway, endangering passing motorists.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
The Republicans' latest budget resolution includes massive cuts across federal programs, including those under the purview of the Agriculture Committee, raising alarms among both Democrats that food aid could be endangered.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The seabirds are critically endangered, grappling with issues like pollution and climate change in the coastal waters of South Africa and Namibia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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Alfredo Pacheco to the United States but renal disease threatened to cut short his life.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Instead, tariffs threaten to increase prices and create shortages of certain generic medications, which account for a vast majority of U.S. prescriptions.—
Rebecca Robbins,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The film is about a couple who, desperate to escape their suffocating reality, risks everything on a revolutionary dream-sharing device.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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As key foreign investors and trading partners reconsider their presence, the U.S. risks losing access to critical goods, capital, and innovation.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The pair were separated and going through a contentious divorce, and Danielle would never do anything to jeopardize their son’s custody arrangement, her brother says.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The judge stressed that, even after 30 years, public curiosity alone does not justify jeopardizing an active investigation.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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While Yankee fans won’t necessarily miss out on Thursday afternoon’s home opener against the Brewers, as that game will be carried nationally by ESPN, any further delay would likely imperil the club’s YES debut on Saturday.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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This imperils not only American democracy but also other democratic sovereign nations.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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