endangerment

noun

as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil I didn't think I would be subject to any endangerment if I simply dangled my legs over the rock ledge

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Recent Examples of endangerment Yancy was on probation at the time for child endangerment and had an active warrant for a violation. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 Tasha Van Dayne, 37, of Clinton, New York, was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, according to a statement from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026 She was arrested and released on an appearance ticket for reckless endangerment in the second degree, which is considered a class A misdemeanor. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026 Gonzalez was initially suspended over violations involving abusive statements, endangerment, drugs and alcohol. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Kirkpatrick was initially arrested in Tuscaloosa on three counts of reckless endangerment and charges of attempting to elude police and speeding. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The interaction stems from a traffic stop last November that resulted in Kirkpatrick being charged with five traffic citations, including reckless endangerment, speeding and eluding police, according to a report from The Tuscaloosa Thread. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Todd Spitzer has started charging parents with child endangerment for allowing their kids to roam the streets on potentially lethal machines. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangerment
  1. risk
  2. jeopardy
  3. danger
  4. trouble
Noun
  • Wildlife crossings being built across California to help reduce collisions between animals and vehicles are not enough to protect the state’s at-risk wildlife and should be enhanced with extensive fencing, according to a new UC study.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Dangerously large breaking waves can overpower swimmers, pulling people into the sea from beaches, jetties, and rocks resulting in significant physical injury and increasing the risk of drowning.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of risk
Noun
  • During the second quarter of this year there were 14 immediate jeopardy findings, representing a spike, but in the third quarter the numbers dropped back down to eight.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Deadline first revealed last month that BBC Three, the youth network that has given rise to beloved British series including Fleabag and Gavin & Stacey, was in serious jeopardy.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of jeopardy
Noun
  • Still, Summa said diners shouldn’t interpret danger for Big Time’s brand.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • For now, the ZX-3 shows how robotics can help people perform hazardous work without placing them directly in the path of danger.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of danger
Noun
  • Mentors also can recognize when someone is in trouble and connect them with resources, such as a group that focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Wall Street giants have hundreds of billions of dollars riding on Jensen Huang, but sound remarkably unfazed by the trouble the company is in.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of trouble

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“Endangerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangerment. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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