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
It is criminalized, typically as reckless endangerment, but isn’t categorized in the minds of normal people as a social crime.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
But Wilson insisted that errors in Kjoller’s case and that of Taylor McGrath, who was accused of felony child endangerment along with drug charges, did not involve artificial intelligence.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In August, a KCK woman accused him of bribery and child endangerment.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
These conditions may pose an imminent and substantial health endangerment to persons served by the system.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Breanna Wright is charged with murder, felonious assault and child endangerment for the death of 7-month-old Leylani Wright, Cincinnati police said.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
Haro pleaded guilty last month to charges of murder, child endangerment and filing a false police report.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
He was charged with assault as a hate crime, reckless endangerment and harassment, according to the report.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Investigators have issued an arrest warrant charging Marquez Reed with criminal homicide, felony reckless endangerment and use of a gun in the commission of a dangerous felony in connection with the shooting.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
But Wilson insisted that errors in Kjoller’s case and that of Taylor McGrath, who was accused of felony child endangerment along with drug charges, did not involve artificial intelligence.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In August, a KCK woman accused him of bribery and child endangerment.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
These conditions may pose an imminent and substantial health endangerment to persons served by the system.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Breanna Wright is charged with murder, felonious assault and child endangerment for the death of 7-month-old Leylani Wright, Cincinnati police said.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
Haro pleaded guilty last month to charges of murder, child endangerment and filing a false police report.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
He was charged with assault as a hate crime, reckless endangerment and harassment, according to the report.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Investigators have issued an arrest warrant charging Marquez Reed with criminal homicide, felony reckless endangerment and use of a gun in the commission of a dangerous felony in connection with the shooting.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangerment
Noun
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Wireless systems also pose new safety risks, such as stray magnetic fields, fire hazards, and heating of metal objects, requiring further research and development (R&D) and stricter standardization.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Oddly empty flight = higher risk of cancellation.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Which stinks, given not only the efforts of those involved but the stakes and organic jeopardy of Saturday.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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One team is in serious jeopardy of missing the CFP after suffering a loss on Friday night.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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People get in the bathtub, think something, bathe themselves and then stand up from the bathwater, all of this is rather ordinary, but even the most ordinary thing in this world can conceal considerable danger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sensing danger, Charlie doubles down on sucking up.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The surest sign that the GM of the Dallas Mavericks is in trouble appeared when the team hired another director of public relations.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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But that didn’t seem to affect Lola Young, Sombr or The Marias, three alt-rock-leaning acts who have had remarkably less trouble finding pop-world embrace, each of whom received BNA nominations.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Endangerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangerment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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