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 Dispute over rescue In two of the citations, Cal-OSHA accused the company of endangering an employee by allowing one of them to go into the backcountry during the rescue operation against a recommendation of local law enforcement. — Tribune News Service, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Recent global health cuts are endangering immunization efforts. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 China’s foreign ministry in June confirmed the ‌arrest of Min Zin, saying he was suspected of spying and of endangering Chinese national security. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 His wife, Samantha Harp, faces two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, a first offense. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Roell is facing charges of injury to a child and child grooming, and Bailey faces charges of endangering a child and failure to report child abuse, authorities said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 The Royal Parks charity, which manages Richmond Park, where the incident took place over the weekend, warned that human behavior is endangering the lives of the deer who have resided there for centuries. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 On top of that, the United States sat by helplessly as Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, endangering the entire Gulf economy. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 In a two-hour interview with influencer Jay Shetty earlier this year, Panettiere elaborated on one of the many alarming, endangering situations she was placed into as a young star. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangering
  1. risking
  2. threatening
  3. jeopardizing
  4. imperiling
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  • The shortage of rain across much of Europe is taxing water supplies and risking new wildfires.
    — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Preparing him to return properly to a competitive rhythm without risking injury will take time.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of risking
Verb
  • Some of the loudest opposing voices are creatives, who see the products being created by AI companies as something threatening to their own practice and to the world at-large.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman warned at the United Nations Thursday that Yemen’s internal collapse is increasingly threatening interests far beyond its borders.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • Fight after fight broke out within minutes of the 49ers’ joint practice with the Titans, jeopardizing just how much longer Tuesday’s work might last.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • At Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix, physicians noticed that hospitalized patients awaiting transplants were becoming weaker, jeopardizing their chances of getting a heart.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of jeopardizing
Verb
  • Central Florida Congressman Cory Mills faces dwindling campaign funds and growing opposition from members of his own party, potentially imperiling his re-election bid with less than a week to go before the primary.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Its screenshots have circulated with ferocity this past week as proof that Grande is in danger, and imperiling others with her.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of imperiling

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