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
Danish star Bang, whose credits include Bad Sisters, Dracula and The Square, is Joseph, the Jewish doctor whose life becomes increasingly endangered after World War One.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Made during the Obama administration, the 2009 decision found that certain greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The peregrine falcon, once endangered in the United States, has a couple of great flying records.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Those, paired with a possible federal investigation, have sapped Stalcup’s business and endangered his reputation.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Made during the Obama administration, the 2009 decision found that certain greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The peregrine falcon, once endangered in the United States, has a couple of great flying records.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Those, paired with a possible federal investigation, have sapped Stalcup’s business and endangered his reputation.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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But the weight of the system, the control, the submission to husband, pastor, church, Jesus Christ and God, let alone the demands on women and children, threatened to crush her.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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While Miami struggled to threaten, the 20-year-old Martínez appeared once again to be the biggest beneficiary of Dos Santos’s ascension in the wake of Steve Cherundolo’s four-year run as head coach.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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But experts, diplomats, Cuban Americans and Cuban private entrepreneurs have been warning the administration that a complete halt of oil supplies would risk the country’s total collapse, since the population was already enduring a profound humanitarian crisis.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Public acknowledgment of the clash risked escalating into direct confrontation between nuclear powers, a step that, in 1952, many feared could ignite a third world war.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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In December, the Attorney General’s office redid her circuit’s contract, Worrell said, slashing funding in some areas and adding on unrealistic measures for success that are not likely to be achieved, which could jeopardize future funding.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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The company said the more detailed analysis sought by regulators could delay the process and jeopardize landing the incentives.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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The ruling immediately imperils the cornerstone of the administration’s economic strategy, transforming America’s negotiator-in-chief into a leader stripped of his most potent leverage.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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In particular, her office took issue with a passage in the order that said the mayor’s office would be involved in referring cases to prosecutors, a procedure that the prosecutor’s office said would imperil potential cases by politicizing the process.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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