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
Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Having a better sense of where endangered species are could also help in patrolling against poachers, people with the project said.
—Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
CBS News, 20 May 2026
But the market often relies on cruelty and abuse, some species are rare or endangered in the wild, and wild animals are, after all, wild animals who aren't suitable to keep as pets.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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Adjective
In the video, the suspect allegedly appears to throw a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal as the animal was swimming near the shoreline in Maui.
—Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Having a better sense of where endangered species are could also help in patrolling against poachers, people with the project said.
—Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Verb
Currently, four out of the 14 distinct population segments are still protected as endangered, and one is listed as threatened, NOAA says.
—CBS News, 20 May 2026
But the market often relies on cruelty and abuse, some species are rare or endangered in the wild, and wild animals are, after all, wild animals who aren't suitable to keep as pets.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangered
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Wildfire resiliency advocates are warning that the loss of these funds will leave the state vulnerable to devastation, and are calling on California’s next governor to take that threat seriously.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Why are school lunches still vulnerable to industry pressure?—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Trump used expletives to convey his disapproval of Israel’s plans, which threatened to upend negotiations with Iran.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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In 2025, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claimed that AI could eliminate 50% of white-collar jobs; and last summer, OpenAI chief Sam Altman said that entry-level work was threatened by automation.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Peaches are susceptible to several diseases, including peach leaf curl, brown rot, bacterial spot, and peach scab, as well as plum curculio and other pests.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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Commercial country music, a format of songwriting that is at least somewhat reliant on wordplay and the constant re-arranging of a familiar set of symbols (trucks, mud, whiskey, and so forth), can be particularly susceptible to the accusations.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
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But moving too aggressively risked internal strife.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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But that also risked diluting the administration’s leverage in peace talks.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Exfoliating sensitive skin, like mine, is a delicate dance.—
Christina Oehler,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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With that in mind, the experts advise introducing the formula gradually, especially for those with sensitive skin.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
31 May 2026
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Western Pygmy Rattlesnake is listed as threatened by the TWRA, and considered rare to very rare and imperiled by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
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Then broader structural changes and urbanization imperiled them even more.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The outer layers of the star will eventually cool and disperse, leaving a nebula of ex-stellar material surrounding the sun's core, which will then become an exposed cooling stellar remnant called a white dwarf.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 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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Without the right environmental variables, the microbial neighborhoods will simply die off — and Yi has also thought through all the left-field scenarios that could have jeopardized the work.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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The Middle East war has jeopardized Gulf nations economic plans aimed at riding the global AI boom, as an extended conflict tests investor confidence, raising questions over energy security and infrastructure resilience.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangered. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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