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 publication requirements endanger the community, lawyers working with trans people say, by creating a de facto dataset of likely transgender people that vigilantes and even the government could use for firing, harassment or violence.
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ProPublica, 17 Apr. 2025
Harry claimed he and his family are endangered when visiting his homeland because of hostility aimed at him and wife Meghan Markle on social media and through relentless hounding by news media.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Hospital staff have denied the allegations and accused Israel of recklessly endangering civilians and gutting Gaza’s health system.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
For years, college administrators claimed that minority groups felt literally endangered by the ideas of Trump and his allies.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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ProPublica, 17 Apr. 2025
Harry claimed he and his family are endangered when visiting his homeland because of hostility aimed at him and wife Meghan Markle on social media and through relentless hounding by news media.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Hospital staff have denied the allegations and accused Israel of recklessly endangering civilians and gutting Gaza’s health system.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
For years, college administrators claimed that minority groups felt literally endangered by the ideas of Trump and his allies.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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Several analysts see the spending commitments as overtures to U.S. President Donald Trump, whose tariffs threaten to roil supply chains and raise costs for the technology industry.—
Zaheer Kachwala and Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, saltwater in the Mississippi River advanced dangerously close to New Orleans, threatening the city's water supply and sending the city into a state of emergency.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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As tech giants rush to build newer AI models, their web crawlers vacuum up creative content, and those same models spew floods of synthetic media, risking drowning out the human creative spark in an ocean of pablum.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Read: Why the studios are risking everything This money talk should not matter to the audiences who show up for movies like Sinners.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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Taal is now one of many international students who have criticized the U.S. government and Israel while studying in the U.S. and since, had their ability to stay in the country jeopardized.—
Susan Thomas,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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The city argues that eliminating the fee would jeopardize critical long-term infrastructure upgrades.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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The downside would be that supporting that measure would imperil his supporters on the board once all 21 seats are up for reelection in 2026, while another unsuccessful campaign for a budget amendment could worsen Johnson’s credibility.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Violent crime is down 26% compared to last year, Bowser said, but a budget cut would imperil public safety programs.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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