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
The murderer had multiple prior arrests for violent theft and child endangerment and was undocumented.
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Kate Plummer
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Wanton endangerment is also a felony and carries a sentence of up to five years in prison or a fine of up to $10,000.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
The woman was booked into the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on felony charges related to narcotics sales and weapons violations, as well as child endangerment, the sheriff’s office said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The charges of reckless endangerment of a child stem from the fact that there were children, including DeShayla Jones’ 4-year-old son, present in the parking lot at the time of the murder, police said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rolling back what's known as the endangerment finding, the basis for rules regulating climate pollution, including from coal and gas-fired power plants, cars and trucks, and methane from the oil and gas industry.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The mom is facing a charge of reckless endangerment of a child, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Nash was arrested and booked into the Gila County Jail on charges of murder, endangerment and resisting arrest, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Marie Frost, 27, pleaded guilty in June to child endangerment resulting in bodily injury and administering harmful substances, the Johnson County Attorney’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Kate Plummer
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Wanton endangerment is also a felony and carries a sentence of up to five years in prison or a fine of up to $10,000.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
The woman was booked into the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on felony charges related to narcotics sales and weapons violations, as well as child endangerment, the sheriff’s office said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The charges of reckless endangerment of a child stem from the fact that there were children, including DeShayla Jones’ 4-year-old son, present in the parking lot at the time of the murder, police said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rolling back what's known as the endangerment finding, the basis for rules regulating climate pollution, including from coal and gas-fired power plants, cars and trucks, and methane from the oil and gas industry.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The mom is facing a charge of reckless endangerment of a child, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Nash was arrested and booked into the Gila County Jail on charges of murder, endangerment and resisting arrest, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Marie Frost, 27, pleaded guilty in June to child endangerment resulting in bodily injury and administering harmful substances, the Johnson County Attorney’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangerment
Noun
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Pilots allow organizations to learn, adapt, and de-risk before scaling up.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Getting confronted with gruesome, horrific imagery has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto social media.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Efforts to end the nearly two-year-long war and free remaining Israeli hostages were thrown into jeopardy after Israel's attack on Qatar, which had hosted Israeli negotiators in hotels in Doha and would shuffle between floors carrying messages between them and the Hamas leaders in exile.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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His life was in daily jeopardy due to scheduling convenience.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Concerns have already been raised over the dangers of nudification apps that can be used to create pornographic images of people without their consent.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Wildfire danger shifts specifically to California over the next few months, Aman said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Turkish Defense Ministry/AP Key Takeaways Larger carriers carry more aircraft, fuel, and supplies for longer operations but come with higher costs, bigger crews, greater risk from advanced weapons, and trouble in tight or shallow waters.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the results were impressive, the fact that Nutrafol even went to the trouble of creating such a rigorous study around its supplement was enough to make our dermatologist judges suspend their usual skepticism around the ingestibles category.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Endangerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangerment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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