endangering

verb

present participle of endanger
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 Tracey was arrested days after the incident and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction. — Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Januchowski pleaded not guilty July 14 to three misdemeanor counts each of first-degree assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, court records state. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2026 Brazil's federal police also accused 15 former and present Voepass employees of endangering air traffic safety resulting in a fatal disaster, which could put them in prison for up to 12 years. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Antwon Shirley, 43, faces charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to a Jackson County charging document. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 He was arrested on July 29 on three counts of rape, plus a single count of endangering the welfare of a child, officials said. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 In 1983, the NBA faced a far more daunting future than the NCAA does now, with revenue gaps endangering teams and unchecked free agency hurting the game’s image. — Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026 In 2012, China occupied Scarborough Shoal, a traditional Filipino fishing ground inside the Philippines’ EEZ, endangering the lives of Philippine personnel and fishermen in the process. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 Court paperwork shows 27-year-old Destiny Fields is facing several charges, including endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person, DUI and possessing marijuana after a traffic stop in O'Hara Township on Monday night. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangering
  1. risking
  2. threatening
  3. jeopardizing
  4. imperiling
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  • The attacks forced people to choose between staying or risking travel to other parts of the province where the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history rages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • De-risking and scaling remain critical to unlock investment and realize hydrogen's potential for decarbonization and energy security.
    — Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of risking
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  • Severe droughts have also sucked the water from Europe’s major rivers, particularly the Seine, the Rhine and the Danube, threatening the continent’s energy supply.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after, Nash was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill her with a knife.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of threatening
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  • At Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix, physicians noticed that hospitalized patients awaiting transplants were becoming weaker, jeopardizing their chances of getting a heart.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Houthis declared a maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia last week, jeopardizing the kingdom's energy exports through the Red Sea.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of jeopardizing
Verb
  • Between 2 and 5 inches of rain could fall in different sections of New England, potentially imperiling a handful of places already drenched by previous storms in recent days.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • Trump officials went on to largely dismantle PEPFAR, imperiling many of the 20 million people the program has supplied with lifesaving therapies.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of imperiling

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