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
Environmentalists say that plume endangers sea life.
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Harry Stevens,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Someone this unstable, whose behavior endangers the nation, should not remain in office.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
The Callery pear tree endangers that food source.
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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.
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Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
Harry Stevens,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
There’s lots of humiliation and frustration involved, as well as an incident that endangers his family.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 May 2026
Crandall said the suppression only policy endangers the few firefighters left at the agency.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangers
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for the impeachment of the Miami-Dade judge who acquitted a woman by reason of insanity in the 2021 death of her 15-month-old daughter, arguing the ruling threatens public safety.
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Tien, wearing tennis shorts and an oversized white T-shirt that threatens to dwarf his modest frame, is eating an omelet from the players cafeteria, but someone seems to have forgotten his spinach.
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Heart risks In 2015, the US Food and Drug Administration required label changes on testosterone therapy that stated the safety and effectiveness had not been established for men who had signs and symptoms associated with idiopathic hypogonadism, a condition that involves low testosterone levels.
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Advertisement Companies may also want to monitor how further negotiations unfold before committing ships to the area, amid concern that Israel’s parallel war against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon risks derailing progress.
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In fact, in a time when artificial intelligence imperils the livelihoods – and lives – of laborers across economic classes, sumptuous spectacle can be an act of resistance in its own right.
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His new stance imperils Americans and emboldens China, which makes a future crisis likelier than ever.
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The groups say this logjam jeopardizes $47 billion in investments and thousands of jobs in 21 states.
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The groups say this logjam jeopardizes $47 billion in investments and thousands of jobs in 21 states.
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“Endangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangers. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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