as in to threaten
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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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 endanger
Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
My own commitment to climate action was renewed when my grandmother evacuated in the wake of the Marshall fire, and your article on January 4th suggests Colorado can expect yet more extreme fire conditions this year, endangering more lives.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
An officer accused of being slow in responding to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, after arriving on the scene has been found not guilty of child endangerment.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Namely, funding for the Transportation Security Administration will be at risk, endangering airline flights.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
My own commitment to climate action was renewed when my grandmother evacuated in the wake of the Marshall fire, and your article on January 4th suggests Colorado can expect yet more extreme fire conditions this year, endangering more lives.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
Adrian Gonzales, 52, was acquitted on 29 counts of child abandonment and endangerment.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
An officer accused of being slow in responding to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, after arriving on the scene has been found not guilty of child endangerment.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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Russia’s drones target the Ukrainian army’s supply routes and rear bases, often threatening to cut off units on the front lines.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Much of the group later dispersed after they were threatened with arrest by local law enforcement for blocking the road.—
KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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For example, states would be required to have agreements with the attorney general's office to share information about potential voter fraud or risk losing federal election funds in 2026.—
LISA MASCARO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The results noted a significant increase in risk of major cardiovascular events, including a 29% higher likelihood of heart attack, 20% higher risk of stroke and twice the chances of cardiovascular death.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Anything that would jeopardize an active federal investigation, and finally, anything that depicts or contain images of death, physical abuse or injury also not produced.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Don’t send death threats or do anything to jeopardize somebody’s family.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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With no world-ending jeopardy but plenty of personal stakes, the show tells of a struggling actor, Simon Williams (Abdul-Mateen), vying for his dream role, that of Wonder Man, after an arty European director undertakes a remake.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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Is a bit of jeopardy exactly the kind of galvanising motivation Arsenal need to click back into gear?—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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If such sentiments hold until the fall, that could imperil House Republicans who won their seats by narrow margins and could jeopardize the GOP’s full control of political power in Washington.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The latest deadly altercation in the city is threatening to imperil an 11th-hour scramble in Congress to get the last of its appropriations bills passed in less than a week.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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But one of the things Sturm noticed during his goal-less stretch was a habit of spending too much time outside high-danger ice.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Even Floridians who support Israel or adore Ron DeSantis should recognize the danger here.—
Hiba Rahim,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Instead, recruitment mistakes saw their recent troubles compared to United’s since 2013.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Knicks had trouble containing Shaedon Sharpe, who made his own Antetokounmpo trade-inclusion case with 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting at MSG on Friday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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