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 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 The coaches were hit with charges of conspiracy to endanger the welfare of a child and endangering the welfare of a child. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 The four coaches have each been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and conspiracy to endanger the welfare of a child, prosecutors said. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 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 In May, a juvenile court in Berlin convicted Ballout of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state, as well as publishing Islamic State propaganda on his Instagram account and other charges, prosecutors said. — Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Moles was later arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of prescription legend drugs, the prosecutor’s office said. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 John Healey quit his former post last month after accusing then-premier Keir Starmer of endangering Britain by not committing to spending 3% of GDP on defense by 2030. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 July 2026 Okon was charged with assault, endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangering
  1. risking
  2. threatening
  3. jeopardizing
  4. imperiling
Verb
  • Expect Burnham's Treasury to lean harder into NWF partnerships as the delivery mechanism of choice with a more local flavour, particularly where private capital is currently sitting on the sidelines waiting for demonstrated de-risking.
    — Nina Seega, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • One consequence is that people suffering from Ebola must often wait at home until a bed becomes available, risking infecting others.
    — Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of risking
Verb
  • French firefighters are battling to keep the wildfires burning through the Gironde region from threatening Bordeaux, the country’s sixth largest city.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • And this morning, after threatening a new massive strike and then reportedly taking that off the table for now, the strategy to end this war is still unclear, even after those deadly attacks on Americans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio assesses the comprehensive quality across thousands of stocks, retains the 30 strongest, and re-balances them according to rules that prevent any one position from jeopardizing the entire portfolio.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Some candidates have imploded in spectacular fashion, jeopardizing races the party had expected to win.
    — Jill Colvin, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of jeopardizing
Verb
  • Global oil prices have climbed sharply since the US and Iran resumed fighting over a week ago, imperiling peace talks.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of imperiling

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