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 three accused, who police only identified by first names and initials of their last names, were charged with membership in a foreign terrorist organization and preparing an act of violence endangering the state.
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The crowding of emergency rooms on hot days strains the state's economy and medical system while endangering residents who may need the attention of limited providers for other hospital care.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Also endangering the family name and business is a crooked deal made by Byron Hedges (Jack Gleeson), an illegitimate cousin helping Guinness expand into America, that promises 15% of all American profits to the Fenian Brotherhood.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Szyszkiewicz was initially held in the Onondaga County Correctional Facility on other charges, and Seneca Falls police have since also charged him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Court records show he is charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering children.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Angel Holland and Aaron Stalling are under arrest on three counts each of felonious assault and endangering children.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
Temperatures are expected to drop well below freezing in parts of Maine, New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont, potentially endangering crops, outdoor vegetation, and plumbing infrastructure.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Beyond endangering liberal principles domestically, these trends are likely to accelerate the rise of illiberal multilateralism, a bare bones international order shaped and even dominated by authoritarian great powers.
—Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The crowding of emergency rooms on hot days strains the state's economy and medical system while endangering residents who may need the attention of limited providers for other hospital care.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Also endangering the family name and business is a crooked deal made by Byron Hedges (Jack Gleeson), an illegitimate cousin helping Guinness expand into America, that promises 15% of all American profits to the Fenian Brotherhood.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Szyszkiewicz was initially held in the Onondaga County Correctional Facility on other charges, and Seneca Falls police have since also charged him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Court records show he is charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering children.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Angel Holland and Aaron Stalling are under arrest on three counts each of felonious assault and endangering children.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
Temperatures are expected to drop well below freezing in parts of Maine, New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont, potentially endangering crops, outdoor vegetation, and plumbing infrastructure.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Beyond endangering liberal principles domestically, these trends are likely to accelerate the rise of illiberal multilateralism, a bare bones international order shaped and even dominated by authoritarian great powers.
—Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangering
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Additionally, submitting the list only weeks before the fiscal year ends, lawmakers must choose between accepting the plan and risking undermining Congress’s decisions on federal spending, or fighting and risking the money disappearing when the deadline passes, the paper added.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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During the flight, temperatures outside an airplane can drop dramatically, with stowaways risking frostbite and even hypothermia.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Through the Department of Government Efficiency and other efforts, his administration has worked to reduce the federal workforce, and last week began threatening that a shutdown could be used as a mechanism for firing more workers.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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The decision comes one day after the ACLU of North Carolina penned a letter to UNC threatening legal action if Dixon was not reinstated, pointing to allegations of Dixon's Constitutional rights being violated by the university.—
Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Affordable Care Act tax credits are set to expire in December, potentially jeopardizing coverage for up to 245,000 Tennesseans.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Is charging toward success worth jeopardizing connection?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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