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 Steppach, 49, was the owner of Tim’s Tavern on Edison Avenue, where people protested daily in December after Steppach pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026 Sanchez was charged with one felony count of battery resulting in bodily injury, plus misdemeanor charges of unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, public intoxication endangering the life of another and battery resulting in bodily injury. — Matt Schubert, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Desiree Nicole Pohlmann, 35, of Lyndon, was charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree criminal abuse of a child 12 or under. — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026 Allen faces preliminary misdemeanor counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering a person. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 More importantly, the single father continued, returning to the country would mean endangering his son. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The misdemeanor charges listed on the jail records were operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated — endangering person. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 Both are facing endangering the welfare of children and drug charges. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The burning of fossil fuels is poisoning the air our kids breathe and endangering their present and future by overheating our planet. — Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangering
  1. risking
  2. threatening
  3. jeopardizing
  4. imperiling
Verb
  • His father begs him to stop work, wondering why filming a story about the closure of bakeries in Jabalia for consumption by outlets like the UK’s Channel 4 is worth risking losing his only son.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Yet their rules, fees, ancestry requirements, and political rights vary widely, risking turning a powerful idea into a collection of competing citizenship sales pitches.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of risking
Verb
  • But Hal plays 5-D chess with Hector, threatening him — at the risk of John’s parents being blown up!
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Lions controlled the game from start to finish, putting in one of their most complete performances of the season while keeping a dangerous San Diego side from threatening.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • Tammen worked decades in the mining industry and empathizes with people like King, but does not feel a mine is worth potentially jeopardizing the watershed.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The network’s legal team wrote that the pressures on The View have had an impact on the show’s editorial choices, out of fear of jeopardizing station renewals.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of jeopardizing
Verb
  • In response, some farmers trimmed their fertilizer use, potentially imperiling next year’s harvests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The two sides were also in touch on monitoring a barrier lake that risks flooding and imperiling rescue workers.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of imperiling

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“Endangering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangering. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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