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
Nearly a year after Morgan Wallen pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment, the Nashville Police Department released video footage from the night of his arrest.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
Wallen pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment after being arrested for drunkenly throwing a chair off the roof of a Nashville bar.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
All three poems featured in The Dial touch on the endangerment of the Welsh language.
—Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
Wallen was originally booked on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
In December 2024, Wallen pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment in Nashville court and was sentenced to two years’ probation and seven days in a DUI education center.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Wallen was charged with two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment in December.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Angel Holland and Aaron Stalling were both charged with three counts of child endangerment as well as three counts of felony abuse, according to Hamilton County Jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The rape charges are all felonies, while the endangerment charge is a misdemeanor.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
Wallen pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment after being arrested for drunkenly throwing a chair off the roof of a Nashville bar.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
All three poems featured in The Dial touch on the endangerment of the Welsh language.
—Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
Wallen was originally booked on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
In December 2024, Wallen pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment in Nashville court and was sentenced to two years’ probation and seven days in a DUI education center.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Wallen was charged with two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment in December.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Angel Holland and Aaron Stalling were both charged with three counts of child endangerment as well as three counts of felony abuse, according to Hamilton County Jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The rape charges are all felonies, while the endangerment charge is a misdemeanor.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangerment
Noun
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Providing fiber for digestion, there’s fresh broccoli along with antioxidants to help reduce the risk of certain cancers.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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MacLean added that Venezuelans with TPS who are currently in custody and lack any other form of protection will now face a serious risk of deportation.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Matchday 2 of the 2025-26 Champions League provided us with the season’s first taste of jeopardy.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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That last streak may be in slight jeopardy with the release of Here for It All, her first new album of the 2020s, which will have to do most of its damage in sales, without much to talk about in the way of big streaming numbers.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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When Torres looked up to play the pass, Feyenoord midfielder Sem Steijn had recognised the danger, but was caught too far upfield to intercept.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The real danger, in Dalio’s telling, isn’t just in the debt itself but the psychology.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Digging in your heels invites trouble as Mercury conflicts Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Cincinnati Bengals have a trouble issue on their hands, as backup quarterback Jake Browning has not lived up to expectations.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Endangerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangerment. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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