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
There’s lots of humiliation and frustration involved, as well as an incident that endangers his family.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 May 2026
Crandall said the suppression only policy endangers the few firefighters left at the agency.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 17 May 2026
Trump has accused Pope Leo XIV of being soft on terrorism and supporting negotiations with Iran, claiming the pontiff endangers Catholics by failing to oppose Iran’s potential acquisition of nuclear weapons.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The teaser also reveals that the titular character has a huge company, which endangers millions with a drilling operation that goes too far.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Someone this unstable, whose behavior endangers the nation, should not remain in office.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Callery pear tree endangers that food source.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Kinda endangers the plan that your mom and dad (George McFly, played by Mike Bindeman) might meet, fall in love and you’ll be born.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The president has gone so far as repealing a longtime scientific finding that climate change endangers public health and the environment.
—Matthew Daly, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 May 2026
Crandall said the suppression only policy endangers the few firefighters left at the agency.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 17 May 2026
Trump has accused Pope Leo XIV of being soft on terrorism and supporting negotiations with Iran, claiming the pontiff endangers Catholics by failing to oppose Iran’s potential acquisition of nuclear weapons.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The teaser also reveals that the titular character has a huge company, which endangers millions with a drilling operation that goes too far.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Someone this unstable, whose behavior endangers the nation, should not remain in office.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Callery pear tree endangers that food source.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Kinda endangers the plan that your mom and dad (George McFly, played by Mike Bindeman) might meet, fall in love and you’ll be born.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The president has gone so far as repealing a longtime scientific finding that climate change endangers public health and the environment.
—Matthew Daly, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangers
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Season 3 finds Andrew Cooper (Hamm) doubling down on his life as an unlikely suburban thief, until the arrival of a new neighbor threatens to expose his secrets and place his family at risk.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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The fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south, threatens efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point for oil and gas.—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The dose also matters, meaning someone with alpha-gal risks a bigger reaction by eating a large amount of red meat.—
Eva Flowe
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Or Gonzalez fully holds out and risks fines.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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His new stance imperils Americans and emboldens China, which makes a future crisis likelier than ever.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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Then the studio structured trailers and marketing around an unspecified, unspeakable disclosure by Zendaya’s character that derails the wedding plans (and imperils the characters’ romantic union) to stoke maximum curiosity.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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That decision jeopardizes three new majority-Black state legislative districts, though the effects likely won't be felt until 2027, said Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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When an Alabama court jeopardizes access to IVF and her own embryos, artist Abbey Crain refuses to surrender her creative power.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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“Endangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangers. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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