as in vulnerable
being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm
a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat
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as in threatened
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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Recent Examples of endangered
Noel Brennan, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Some of my fish-advocate friends will cut the hooks off their flies—not just the barb, but the whole damn hook—to eliminate the risk of harming an endangered fish by catching it.
—Kim Cross, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Now even that option has become endangered.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The church and its campus are on the Preservation Chicago list of most endangered buildings.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Some of my fish-advocate friends will cut the hooks off their flies—not just the barb, but the whole damn hook—to eliminate the risk of harming an endangered fish by catching it.
—Kim Cross, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
And maybe to gently remind us that moviegoing is as endangered by shifting sensibilities as are people who live in the shadow of a volcano, one whose AD 79 eruption is a civilizational marker nobody there can truly escape.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Now even that option has become endangered.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangered
Adjective
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But if the jumpers go cold, the Tide will be vulnerable to a first-round upset.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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On a typical day, a significant share of oil exports from the Arabian Peninsula depends on just a handful of critical routes and terminals -- making the system highly vulnerable to disruption, according to Matt Smith, the lead oil analyst at energy consultant group Kpler.—
Victor Ordonez,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Burgeoning national college football powers at Miami and elsewhere threatened Notre Dame’s place in the national hierarchy.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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British ministers are drawing up plans to send minesweeping drones to the Strait of Hormuz after Iran threatened ships traveling through the vital oil route.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The decision to die is drastic and irreversible; should it really be left up to a young person whose brain is still developing, and who is susceptible to influence by peers and authority figures?—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
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Cats are also very susceptible to acetaminophen (Tylenol) poisoning, which causes liver damage and impairs the ability of blood to carry oxygen (methemoglobinemia).—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the project, whose premise depended on sustaining a false reality for one unknowing star, inherently risked self-destruction.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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An American, Israeli and British creative team is coming together to forge a timely doc about an Iranian judo star who defied government orders and risked everything to compete against an Israeli rival.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Frost and freeze conditions will damage unprotected vegetation that is sensitive to freezing temperatures.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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Uncompromising Hygiene and Safety Pregnant and postpartum bodies are often highly sensitive to touch and smell, so much so that, at times, otherwise minor irritations and sensations can feel overwhelming.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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But military action that goes badly has — in addition to the human cost — often imperiled presidents and had irreversibly negative effects on them politically.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The dispute imperiled funding that was deemed essential for Southern California’s resurgent defense and aerospace sectors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Rushing cotton through the system throws up new challenges, leaving brands and retailers more exposed.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2026
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The objective is to reduce exposed equity within the entity in a lawful and structured manner.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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UConn’s 68-62 slip-up last Saturday against Marquette jeopardized the pursuit of a top seed by Florida’s primary competition for the final one.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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In fact, their second consecutive defeat and fourth in the last five games despite a season-high 30 points from Jordan Pope has jeopardized Texas’ projected tournament berth and left it with a huge sense of urgency in the upcoming SEC Tournament in Nashville.—
Kirk Bohls,
Houston Chronicle,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangered. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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