as in risking
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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Recent Examples of endangering
Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
He was convicted in October 2022 on six counts first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit and run involving death and two counts of bail jumping, all felonies, plus one count of misdemeanor battery.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Arredondo has since been charged and is awaiting trial on charges of endangering children, and his texts and call records would give insight into his decision making that day.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Orange County fire chiefs are seeking the removal of one of the county’s top Emergency Medical Services directors, accusing him of endangering 911 patients by blocking paramedics from using innovative medical treatments already employed statewide.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Lucas County Sheriff's Office online records show that all three individuals were hit with multiple felony charges of endangering the welfare of children.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
O’Connell, of Patterson, New York, is charged with several misdemeanors, according to officials, including second-degree menacing, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Huger was ultimately charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Users can be led down an endangering primrose path.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
He was convicted in October 2022 on six counts first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit and run involving death and two counts of bail jumping, all felonies, plus one count of misdemeanor battery.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Arredondo has since been charged and is awaiting trial on charges of endangering children, and his texts and call records would give insight into his decision making that day.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Orange County fire chiefs are seeking the removal of one of the county’s top Emergency Medical Services directors, accusing him of endangering 911 patients by blocking paramedics from using innovative medical treatments already employed statewide.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Lucas County Sheriff's Office online records show that all three individuals were hit with multiple felony charges of endangering the welfare of children.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
O’Connell, of Patterson, New York, is charged with several misdemeanors, according to officials, including second-degree menacing, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Huger was ultimately charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Users can be led down an endangering primrose path.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangering
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The report comes after analysts — and some Fed officials — for months have debated whether the central bank has waited too long to cut rates, risking a slowdown.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The proposal, called the Food Eligibility for Education and Development (FEED) Act and introduced by Republican Senator Jon Husted of Ohio, would let young adults in career and technical education (CTE) programs work part time without risking their benefits.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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But the point buried within Napier’s coach-speak seminar explains why Power 4 teams, especially those with playoff aspirations, may stop scheduling remotely threatening Group of 5 opponents.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Drummond has served prison time for robbing a convenience store and threatening to go after jurors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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When college expenses enter the conversation, the question becomes how to balance everything without jeopardizing long-term financial independence.—
Meredith Moore,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The report warned that without the instrument on GeoXO, the US would risk falling behind other countries’ air quality monitoring capabilities, jeopardizing America’s longtime leadership in Earth observations.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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That could leave unspent millions in grant dollars that were awarded but not yet paid to stations, imperiling dozens of projects meant to save lives in emergencies.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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In other words, Johnson thinks that Musk will wind up imperiling Republican candidates and future control of policymaking.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
10 July 2025
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“Endangering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangering. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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