dangers

noun

plural of danger
as in threats
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 dangers These kinds of conversations can help protect kids against other dangers, too. — CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 Cambodia's predicament shows that dangers remain even when fighting ends. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Meta and Google's YouTube lost a case in March, when a jury in Los Angeles determined the companies were negligent and failed to warn users of the dangers associated with using their platforms. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 One of the main problems with determining the extent and dangers of pesticide drift in Illinois, advocates say, is a system that largely responds only after harm is reported. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 With his nearly unique mixture of frustrated nuance, Acemoglu, who has been warning about the dangers of AI for years, argued in an interview with Fortune that giving into fear is the worst kind of response right now. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Experts emphasize communicating the full range of dangers, as impacts extend far beyond the storm's precise center, and public understanding of risk is paramount. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Both cities, Greenwood Village and Centennial, are now emphasizing enforcement, education and dangers. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 While cybersecurity experts and leaked documents have long exposed the dangers of hostile SIM cards, these risks remain largely unmitigated because SIMs are rarely factored into standard security threat models. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangers
  1. threats
  2. risks
  3. perils
Noun
  • Automated systems now make decisions and respond to threats at increasingly high speeds.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Despite threats of a blockade of the Red Sea’s Bab-al-Mandeb strait from Iran’s Houthi allies, ship traffic has been flowing at a close-to-normal clip through that waterway in recent weeks.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of threats
Noun
  • Since 2021, nearly 50 North Carolina hospitals and the state’s health department have begun distributing the wristbands, to give mothers and care providers a visual reminder of the life-threatening health risks after birth.
    — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The rapid release of stockpiles in the wake of disruption related to the Iran war is raising the operational risks.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of risks
Noun
  • But Oak Street doesn't just spotlight the perils of man-eating dinosaurs.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The perils of a society governed so extensively by corporations become impossible to ignore.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of perils

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