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
Participants showed up to call on Home Depot and other corporations to stop enabling policies that endanger immigrant workers, according to organizers.
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The safety of firefighters and the public is the department’s highest priority, Hill said, adding that his department takes crimes that endanger that safety seriously.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Duren was also found guilty of knowingly and recklessly causing Caitlyn Naffziger’s death, reckless conduct with a deadly weapon and endangering the welfare of Naffziger’s child.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
One key factor was that the ozone hole endangered nearly everybody in the world.
—Andrea Miotti, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The safety of firefighters and the public is the department’s highest priority, Hill said, adding that his department takes crimes that endanger that safety seriously.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Duren was also found guilty of knowingly and recklessly causing Caitlyn Naffziger’s death, reckless conduct with a deadly weapon and endangering the welfare of Naffziger’s child.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
One key factor was that the ozone hole endangered nearly everybody in the world.
—Andrea Miotti, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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In certain cases, they were sent for no evident reason beyond trolling or threatening predominantly Democratic cities.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Days after finishing a distant third in Hialeah’s mayoral election last week, Hialeah Mayor Jacqueline Garcia-Roves has moved to restrict communication between city employees and the mayor-elect, Bryan Calvo, a step that threatens to complicate the city’s first extended transition of power.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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While many members of the British military have risked their lives and died in battle, there have also been lives lost at the hands of those same forces.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Business leaders say that such policies risk accelerating an exodus of companies, diminishing the city’s commercial tax base, and ultimately affecting services and jobs essential to millions of New Yorkers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the security audit, ANSSI reportedly recommended the Louvre boost its cyber security as well as move away from outdated software that could jeopardize its protective stance.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Broncos have a real, festering issue that threatens to jeopardize a special season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 Nov. 2025
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Due process would allow for potential Cinnas to demonstrate innocence and remove themselves from the unwarranted threat; without it, everyone is imperiled.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Head Start locations are warning that their programs will be imperiled if the government shutdown stretches into November.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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