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
All 17 people were charged in Quincy District Court with offenses that include conspiracy, interfering with a police officer, disorderly conduct, operating to endanger, and number plate violations.
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Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Are monarch butterflies endangered?
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Idaho is home to six animal species listed as endangered under federal law, including Kootenai River white sturgeon and southern mountain caribou.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
And Washington officials, in public at least, seem nonchalant about Russian actions that endanger American lives in the Gulf.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Are monarch butterflies endangered?
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Idaho is home to six animal species listed as endangered under federal law, including Kootenai River white sturgeon and southern mountain caribou.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
And Washington officials, in public at least, seem nonchalant about Russian actions that endanger American lives in the Gulf.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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Texas hemp retailers are getting temporary relief after a judge blocked the state's new ban on smokable THC products – a rule that shop owners say threatened to wipe out large portions of their business.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Then, guards who worked for the contractor Critical Response Strategies began taunting detainees, threatening to enter the cage where immigrants were held.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Certain trees on the islands are believed to harbor these winds; to sleep beneath them is to risk possession.—
Adam Pourahmadi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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An interest-rate hike could help ease inflation but risks a further cooldown of the labor market, while a rate cut may boost hiring but threatens higher inflation.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Yvette Loizon, chief of policy at the state’s attorney’s office, told the judge that declining to sign onto a political statement does not amount to a conflict, adding that making political statements can jeopardize prosecutions.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, the Pentagon told Congress the process of clearing mines Iran laid in the strait could take up to six months, further jeopardizing transit through the critical choke point.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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These changes aim to create chaos, deliver the administration’s stated goal of traumatizing employees, and imperil the very existence of public lands — lands that belong to all Americans.—
Tracy Stone-Manning,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Still, people keep finding ways to imperil their files, which grow ever more numerous and irreplaceable.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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