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 The findings led to the arrest of Shuey, Tucker Heagy, 20, and Stephanie Schaffner, 42, who were charged with felony endangering the welfare of children. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Tuesday's hearing was to be part of Arredondo's push to compel federal agents to testify at his trial for allegedly endangering students during the response to the Robb Elementary School mass shooting. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 July 2026 Brimlett-Blankenship was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. — Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026 This charge even makes the dust levitate, endangering things above the ground. — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 Now, 16 of those children are victims in the Vinton County's child endangering case. — Wsyx Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026 Doha called on Iran to stop endangering global energy supplies. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 July 2026 Lateshia Adams, 45, pleaded guilty in May to criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony, and misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026 Court records show Pawnell faces charges including second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangering
  1. risking
  2. threatening
  3. jeopardizing
  4. imperiling
Verb
  • Margin expansion is stable, but likely can’t [accelerate without] risking further growth.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, recruiters in the tech and corporate sectors are de-risking their hiring process.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of risking
Verb
  • The war has also affected fertilizer supplies and prices, threatening the planting season and worsening the fate of mostly farming communities in northern Nigeria who have struggled to access their farmlands amid a deadly conflict with armed groups.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • He was arrested again by Danbury police in March 2023 for violating a protective order, and in May 2023 for threatening and for violating a protective order, according to court records.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of threatening
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  • And the dysfunction is already jeopardizing other pressing legislative business in the eleventh hour of the 119th Congress, including bipartisan priorities and crucial government funding bills relied on by many Americans.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Venture capital deal-making in the Middle East has collapsed to a five-year low amid the Iran war, jeopardizing the growth of startups that are an engine for jobs, innovation, and non-oil revenue.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of jeopardizing
Verb
  • The company’s stock closed under $150 yesterday, its first day in the Nasdaq 100, for the first time since its June 12 IPO, possibly imperiling Elon Musk’s title as the world’s first trillionaire.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • But the abilities bring out the darker sides of some, imperiling the world as the kids know it.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of imperiling

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