as in to endanger
to place in danger
don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board
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Recent Examples of jeopardize
Both Lizzy and Lydia, by following their own desires, jeopardize the economic prospects of their entire family.
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Senate Republicans returned to Washington Tuesday from summer break, facing warnings from within that the White House’s clawback of spending passed by Congress could jeopardize a fast-approaching shutdown deadline.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
And now the ChatGPT moment has jeopardized Google’s core business.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Obviously, the Cubs do not want to jeopardize the health of Tucker for a potential deep postseason run.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Senate Republicans returned to Washington Tuesday from summer break, facing warnings from within that the White House’s clawback of spending passed by Congress could jeopardize a fast-approaching shutdown deadline.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
And now the ChatGPT moment has jeopardized Google’s core business.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Obviously, the Cubs do not want to jeopardize the health of Tucker for a potential deep postseason run.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardize
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Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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In a tide election, that could endanger seats that were previously safely Republican.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the beloved species is becoming an increasingly rare sight in Phoenix, where rising temperatures and the urban heat island effect are threatening to overheat the saguaro.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The new season sets Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) on a quest to find whoever is threatening the life of her roommate Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), and murdering people near the campus of Nevermore Academy with the help of a murder of crows.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Jeopardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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