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Recent Examples of danger Today, as a government shutdown darkens our national museums and the National Endowment for the Humanities is gutted, the danger is no longer a matter of rhetoric but of radical, systemic action. Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025 The danger of that, of course, is getting a Messiah Complex along the way. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 Eating raw oysters is risky year-round, and the danger has little to do with temperature or storage. Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025 Police may shut down a protest through a dispersal order, according to the ACLU, but it must be used as a last resort in situations where there is a clear and present danger of riot, disorder or interference with traffic, as well as any other immediate threats to public safety. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for danger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for danger
Noun
  • The risk to coffee production from climate change has some researchers trying to develop more climate-resistant varieties of coffee.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This can increase the risk of burns or further injury.
    RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With increasing space traffic from various nations and private companies, keeping tabs on potential collisions and threats becomes crucial.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • His two Mann Act convictions had carried the threat of a combined maximum of 20 years in prison.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to the Centers for Medicate and Medicaid Services (CMS), immediate jeopardy is the most serious deficiency type for a hospital and carries the most serious sanctions.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The swimming pool scene gave that sense of jeopardy.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Never got in trouble at all his whole life.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Among them are a shortage of child-care educators, trouble creating care options that meet families’ needs, some providers’ reluctance to accept state vouchers, and uneven care availability in rural areas.
    Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Danger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/danger. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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