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
Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The reticulateds were listed as endangered, the frosties as threatened.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 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
With logistics in the Persian Gulf snarled and endangered due to the conflict, rerouting is not seamless.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The reticulateds were listed as endangered, the frosties as threatened.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangered
Adjective
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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
Verb
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Trump has repeatedly threatened to resume strikes if an agreement is not reached soon.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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High yields worldwide recently have threatened to slow economies and undercut prices for stocks and all kinds of other investments.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Yuzu is also susceptible to fungal diseases, such as root rot.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
7 June 2026
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But gorillas are thought to be very susceptible to Ebola -– by some estimates 98% of gorillas who get Ebola die from the virus and it's already reduced the global gorilla population by approximately one-third.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
6 June 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
Adjective
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In a chat with Mica, George apologized for not being sensitive to her feelings following the recoupling.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
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These burn areas create barriers around villages, headwaters and sensitive sites, protecting them from wildfires during peak drought.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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In neighboring Maine, Graham Platner was contending with a drumbeat of reports about his history with women that has left some Democrats worried that the party's path to a Senate majority is suddenly imperiled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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In neighboring Maine, Graham Platner was contending with a drumbeat of reports about his history with women that has left some Democrats worried that the party’s path to a Senate majority is suddenly imperiled.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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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
Verb
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States argued the new conditions jeopardized funding already approved by Congress and could disrupt critical food assistance programs while the lawsuit moves forward.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
6 June 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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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangered. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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