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
That’s because the steelhead here are endangered, at both the state and federal levels.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Doing so would endanger his thesis that Russia is actually fulfilling its war aims and Ukraine is not.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 9 June 2026
Rising dollar volatility is endangering a currency-trading strategy that had been a steady winner in recent months.
—Carter Johnson, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026
Can micrometeoroids endanger a spacecraft?
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Doing so would endanger his thesis that Russia is actually fulfilling its war aims and Ukraine is not.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 9 June 2026
Rising dollar volatility is endangering a currency-trading strategy that had been a steady winner in recent months.
—Carter Johnson, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026
Can micrometeoroids endanger a spacecraft?
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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Restricting mail-in voting Trump has also issued an order that threatens states' control over voter lists and interferes with mail-in voting.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Vallejo followed this victim on his scooter through Bushwick before threatening her and attempting to remove her skirt, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Mortgage rates remain well above the rates enjoyed by most current homeowners, who may be reluctant to put their homes on the market and risk a much higher rate on their next mortgage.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Be sure to weigh costs, storage needs and risk tolerance before making a decision.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The groups say this logjam jeopardizes $47 billion in investments and thousands of jobs in 21 states.—
Jennifer McDermott,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Brandon, who lives in Rockwell, North Carolina, is worried that new Medicaid work requirements starting next year could jeopardize her health coverage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Policies of the current federal administration and in certain states have imperiled our global leadership and prospects for the next generations of aspiring scholars of science with the potential for significant damage to our nation’s public health and biomedical and industrial leadership.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Her husband, who works in a factory painting industrial trucks, would be penalized for such a move, imperiling future raises.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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