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
The organization warned Monday that the storm endangers communities already grappling with poverty, inequality, violence, and recent disasters—factors that could complicate recovery efforts.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 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
Our debt endangers the future of America; Congress has failed us.
—Jim Nowlan, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Sanchez was charged with a felony for battery resulting in serious bodily injury and three misdemeanors; battery resulting in bodily injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication that endangers the life of another.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) emphasized that pointing lasers at aircraft endangers both pilots and people on the ground and is prohibited under state and federal law.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The group also reaffirmed that vaccines are safe, play no role in autism and that undermining them endangers public health.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Redistricting, regardless of which state is doing it, inevitably endangers lawmakers in nearby districts — raising risks for the GOP in states like Indiana and for Democrats in states like California.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
Mini refrigerators should keep skincare and makeup cool, not start a fire that endangers your body and house.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 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
Our debt endangers the future of America; Congress has failed us.
—Jim Nowlan, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Sanchez was charged with a felony for battery resulting in serious bodily injury and three misdemeanors; battery resulting in bodily injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication that endangers the life of another.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) emphasized that pointing lasers at aircraft endangers both pilots and people on the ground and is prohibited under state and federal law.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The group also reaffirmed that vaccines are safe, play no role in autism and that undermining them endangers public health.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Redistricting, regardless of which state is doing it, inevitably endangers lawmakers in nearby districts — raising risks for the GOP in states like Indiana and for Democrats in states like California.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
Mini refrigerators should keep skincare and makeup cool, not start a fire that endangers your body and house.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangers
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The government shutdown threatens that economic output, and according to Schroeder, almost all service members are at serious threat of missing a paycheck if the shutdown extends into mid-November, worsening the situation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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The move also threatens to make the United States an increasing outlier regarding efforts to lower emissions globally and fight back against climate change, possibly leading to geopolitical shifts.—
Nick Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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But by open-sourcing them, OpenAI risks sharing the blueprints to those gates.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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And today, the world risks another chapter of horror in Sudan as violence engulfs El Fasher.—
David Miliband,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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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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Anyone who abuses a position of power and jeopardizes our national security will be held accountable.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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In my view, the shift away from public-good scholarship to monetizable content and services shaped by external industry partners jeopardizes the academic freedom and intellectual stewardship that once anchored the mission of higher education.—
Chris Wegemer,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Endangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangers. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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