as in to threaten
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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Recent Examples of endanger
The Kentucky Hospital Association says new restrictions on how much hospitals can get reimbursed could endanger 20,000 jobs, losses that would land disproportionately hard in Eastern Kentucky.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
President Eisenhower was concerned that higher rates leading to a slower economy could endanger his prospects.
—Robert Hormats, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
O’Connell, of Patterson, New York, is charged with several misdemeanors, according to officials, including second-degree menacing, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Yet there is a clear Republican divide over whether Kennedy’s changes at the CDC should be celebrated or considered a grave error that endangers Americans’ health.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
President Eisenhower was concerned that higher rates leading to a slower economy could endanger his prospects.
—Robert Hormats, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
O’Connell, of Patterson, New York, is charged with several misdemeanors, according to officials, including second-degree menacing, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Yet there is a clear Republican divide over whether Kennedy’s changes at the CDC should be celebrated or considered a grave error that endangers Americans’ health.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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Trump has also taken an unusually hands-on approach to pressure policy and leadership changes at a slew of colleges and universities by freezing, or threatening to withhold, federal funding at campuses, including Columbia, George Mason, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Brown, and Michigan.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The clause allows a NATO member to convene a meeting of allies to consult on an issue that could threaten its security.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Civil liberties campaigners across Britain and beyond swiftly condemned the designation, warning that applying terrorism laws to such a group risks chilling free speech and assembly, while also setting a dangerous precedent for protest rights.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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With the country leaning in a Republican direction, donors could be less apt to risk donating to Biden.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Sep. 2025
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Physicians across Michigan have raised alarm over this kind of skepticism and are building a coalition to warn Americans that these efforts jeopardize public health.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Winters is highly conscious of his status as a brand ambassador for Allstate and does not want anything in the press that might jeopardize that relationship.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tropical cyclones have a greater propensity to rapidly intensify as the planet warms, studies have shown, which could imperil coastal populations that might have prepared for a tropical storm but suddenly face a menacing major hurricane.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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This practice can imperil a criminal prosecution, coroners told ProPublica, because the body — a crucial piece of evidence — isn’t secured through all stages of an investigation.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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