high-risk

adjective

1

: likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : having a lot of risk

a high-risk activity

high-risk investments

2

: more likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury

high-risk patients

patients in the high-risk group

Examples of high-risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics withdrew its guidance that said potential allergens should be avoided for high-risk babies, but didn’t have enough data to recommend introducing them early. —Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025

And while the most exciting developments in defense are being driven by flashy, high-risk California VC investments, the man making the decisions comes from the grimly analytical East Coast world of PE. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025

In one 2011 study of Texas cases, researchers documented that white families with high-risk profiles were kept together and given support services at higher rates than Black families with similar risk profiles. —Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

For high-risk women, this increases to over 20%, according to the American Cancer Society. —Dr. Allyson Heng, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for high-risk

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