as in threatens
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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Recent Examples of endangers
It was described as a dangerous precedent that endangers civilian lives.
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
This Trumpian newspeak about Germany — to use George Orwell’s term for the distorted terminology of authoritarians — reveals an indifference to (or ignorance of) history that endangers not only Europe but the United States.
—Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
But the team's most recent message endangers its history with its greatest rival, USC, as the Fighting Irish and Trojans have done battle on the gridiron for a century.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
As violent crime endangers communities across Minnesota, police say they were left stretched thin and underfunded while state leaders directed millions elsewhere, a gap now drawing sharp scrutiny from public-safety experts and police union leaders.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Other conservative populists have lashed out against the effort to stop states from regulating AI, warning the emerging technology endangers kids and teenagers and threatens to supplant many American workers.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2025
A slap in the face that not only endangers Ruby’s Oxford dream, but also puts their love to a severe test.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
Sanchez is currently facing one felony charge (battery resulting in serious bodily injury) and three misdemeanor charges (battery resulting in bodily injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication that endangers the life of another).
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Salmon Run, by Alejandra López, tells the story of a Puerto Rican mother working in a salmon-factory in urban Los Angeles whose friend disappears, and her hunt for answers leads her into a corruption that endangers many lives.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
This Trumpian newspeak about Germany — to use George Orwell’s term for the distorted terminology of authoritarians — reveals an indifference to (or ignorance of) history that endangers not only Europe but the United States.
—Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
But the team's most recent message endangers its history with its greatest rival, USC, as the Fighting Irish and Trojans have done battle on the gridiron for a century.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
As violent crime endangers communities across Minnesota, police say they were left stretched thin and underfunded while state leaders directed millions elsewhere, a gap now drawing sharp scrutiny from public-safety experts and police union leaders.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Other conservative populists have lashed out against the effort to stop states from regulating AI, warning the emerging technology endangers kids and teenagers and threatens to supplant many American workers.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2025
A slap in the face that not only endangers Ruby’s Oxford dream, but also puts their love to a severe test.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
Sanchez is currently facing one felony charge (battery resulting in serious bodily injury) and three misdemeanor charges (battery resulting in bodily injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication that endangers the life of another).
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Salmon Run, by Alejandra López, tells the story of a Puerto Rican mother working in a salmon-factory in urban Los Angeles whose friend disappears, and her hunt for answers leads her into a corruption that endangers many lives.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangers
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As the violent storm threatens the country’s northeastern coast, millions of people have evacuated from villages at risk of flash floods, landslides, and tidal surges.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The arrival of a young Sudanese businessman threatens to change their way of life.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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This move risks dangerous results from the military and security establishment in the country, as well as the substantial Cuban contingent working in the security sphere.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Both Tong and his counterpart in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha, followed up with their own request on Monday which reiterated the developers’ claim that federal intervention risks raising costs for electric customers while upending thousands of local jobs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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In Brazil, wildcat gold mining degrades the Amazon rainforest and imperils Indigenous groups.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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And that jeopardizes public safety.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Genetic swamping refers to the idea that too much inter-breeding jeopardizes the genetic integrity of a subspecies.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Endangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangers. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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