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
This creates a serious fire risk, endangering the lives of sanitation workers and threatening nearby homes, vehicles and our neighborhoods.
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
He was charged with reckless driving and recklessly endangering.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
What was Koch thinking, endangering children like this?
—Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
At the same time, any proposals moving through the Legislature cannot come at the expense of endangering essential services that keep our city clean, safe, and functioning.
—Andrea Keiser, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Syncere Taylor, 19, faces one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to a news release from Jazzlyn Johnson, director of communications for the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Lai, founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was convicted in December for collusion with foreign forces, endangering national security, and conspiracy to publish seditious materials.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Contact your legislator to express your support for keeping these DIY machine guns from endangering our communities.
—Cindy Camp, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Thousands of kids across the country, including in California, have stopped going to school and other public places for fear of endangering themselves or their families.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
He was charged with reckless driving and recklessly endangering.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
What was Koch thinking, endangering children like this?
—Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
At the same time, any proposals moving through the Legislature cannot come at the expense of endangering essential services that keep our city clean, safe, and functioning.
—Andrea Keiser, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Syncere Taylor, 19, faces one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to a news release from Jazzlyn Johnson, director of communications for the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Lai, founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was convicted in December for collusion with foreign forces, endangering national security, and conspiracy to publish seditious materials.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Contact your legislator to express your support for keeping these DIY machine guns from endangering our communities.
—Cindy Camp, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Thousands of kids across the country, including in California, have stopped going to school and other public places for fear of endangering themselves or their families.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangering
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OnePlanet is positioned to be a critical materials supplier in a supply chain de-risking strategy.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Environmental advocacy groups and experts have decried the decision as risking human health—mercury has been shown to cause serious neurological damage, especially in infants.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2026
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Yet videos reviewed by CNN showed officers regularly detaining or threatening to arrest people who never appeared to cross that line.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jackson aimed his trademark fiery dynamism at studio and network executives, forming the Rainbow Coalition on Fairness in the Media — an offshoot of his Rainbow Coalition that focused on social justice and economic equality — and threatening boycotts against projects that excluded minorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Waiting for the bigger contract carried risk, with an injury potentially jeopardizing the payday.—
Tom Kludt,
Vanity Fair,
17 Feb. 2026
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Funding for the Department of Homeland Security has expired, potentially jeopardizing critical government services like airport security and disaster relief.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Federal agencies continue to waive environmental laws along the border, imperiling wildlife and water resources, advocates say.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
13 Dec. 2025
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Views of the economy imperiling Republicans right now Republicans' best chance at retaining the House would be if views of the economy improve.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Endangering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangering. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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