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Synonyms: Noun
danger, hazard, imminence, menace, peril, pitfall, threat, trouble
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adventure, chance, gamble (on), hazard, tempt, venture
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I prefer not to expose my money to too much risk. The degree of risk is minimal. All investments have an element of risk. The trip didn't seem like much of a risk. I'm aware of the risks associated with this treatment. There is a risk of liver damage with this medication. Wearing a seatbelt greatly reduces the risk of injury or death in a car accident. We feel that this product presents a significant risk to public health. To me, skydiving is not worth the risk. Smoking is a risk to your lungs.Verb
She risked her life to save her children. He risked all his money on starting his own business. He risked breaking his neck. She's risking being considered too sentimental. The country risked a war. brave people who risked being killed to help others I'm not willing to risk getting lost. I'm going to buy a map. The company is risking the loss of millions of dollars. It's not wise to risk traveling so soon after surgery.
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Rwanda is atypical: Here, women are usually the ones providing for the family, bringing home 88 percent of the household’s income, and should be less at risk of violence. — Caterina Clerici & Eléonore Hamelin, Marie Claire, "Rwanda's Future Is Female," 1 Feb. 2019 And those who don’t have checking or savings accounts—close to 7 percent of Americans (mostly non-white)—would be at risk of being shut out of the system completely. — Town & Country, "Is This the End of Cash?," 28 Jan. 2019 Boutique investment banks with lower reputational risks are also participating. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "Weed Versus Greed on Wall Street," 25 Jan. 2019 Mccan suggests placing water alarms, which detect leaks and moisture, in areas of your home that are at risk of water damage. — Maya Mcdowell, House Beautiful, "How To Prevent Your Pipes From Freezing In This Ridiculously Cold Weather," 24 Jan. 2019 Drinking in excess is linked to all sorts of health risks like breast cancer, death from all causes, and even heart disease. — Jessica Migala, Good Housekeeping, "5 Major Dry January Health Benefits, According to Experts," 26 Dec. 2018 In the wake of the crash, reports emerged that Uber’s self-driving program was potentially fraught with risk. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, "Uber’s self-driving cars return to public roads for the first time since fatal crash," 20 Dec. 2018 And the model’s predictions of risk are stable because they’re based on biological traits that aren’t likely to change anytime soon. — Mallory Locklear, Discover Magazine, "With Big Data and Predictive Analytics, Scientists Are Getting Smarter About Outbreaks," 8 Nov. 2018 Even a strike against tiny North Korea runs the risk of a nuclear counterstrike by China, and the loss of just one American city would be a catastrophe. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Does America Still Need the Nuclear Triad?," 23 Jan. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Speaking up can also risk financial troubles, since many congregations of nuns are financially subservient to priests and bishops. — Tim Sullivan, The Seattle Times, "AP finds long history of nuns abused by priests in India," 1 Jan. 2019 And that's understandable, because who would want to risk getting foundation caked around the gems' settings? — Marci Robin, Allure, "We Talked to Artis About Those $25,000 Diamond-Encrusted Makeup Brushes It Just Launched," 12 Nov. 2018 Noisy rows would risk undermining the sense of political unity on which deterrence depends. — The Economist, "Will Donald Trump be Triumphant, Tetchy or Torpedo?," 5 July 2018 However, players that miss the green to the right will risk losing multiple shots to par. — star-telegram, "How to play the Trinity Forest golf course: Be creative and embrace the character | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 16 May 2018 Brands that don’t play ball risk their reputations. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "Plastic Is Big Food’s Next Headache," 28 Dec. 2018 Joe couldn’t win Beck back after a late-in-season breakup or the show would risk contradicting itself. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "You, now streaming on Netflix, tilts the rom-com into postmodern horror," 27 Dec. 2018 It’s also used by Apple to collect data from iPhones without risking customer privacy. — Tom Simonite, WIRED, "How a Startup Is Using the Blockchain to Protect Your Privacy," 11 July 2018 Any delays in this process risks creating security gaps, wherein a flaw is fixed in Chrome/Chromium but still exposed in Edge. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Edge dies a death of a thousand cuts as Microsoft switches to Chromium," 6 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'risk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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