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as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
he knew he was in danger when he received the threatening phone calls at home
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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage
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Recent Examples of danger
Aware of the danger, Fofie said he had been left with little choice.
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ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
There’s no danger of losing one of three dozen tiny nuts during the assembly process here.
—Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
This does not mean the region is out of danger.
—Andrew Ghalili, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
There was an air of fetish emanating from this collection, a sense of danger.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
There’s no danger of losing one of three dozen tiny nuts during the assembly process here.
—Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
This does not mean the region is out of danger.
—Andrew Ghalili, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
There was an air of fetish emanating from this collection, a sense of danger.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for danger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for danger
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The risk when one person holds the top job for decades is that talented executives who aspire to be CEO get frustrated and leave.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys for Meta say the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences -- acknowledging that some bad material still gets through its safety net.—
MORGAN LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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For the United States and its allies, however, countering the Shahed threat appears to be a game of catch-up, some experts say.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Although Iran has not made the closure official — the ban was announced by a Revolutionary Guard representative on national TV — its threats have proved to have teeth.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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That work is not in immediate jeopardy of running out of money.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The real sense of jeopardy that dominated the opening week was psychological.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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Your method was partly instinctual, partly gleaned from older girls from home, who had found themselves in trouble that way.—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Darker mornings and more evening light knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Danger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/danger. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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