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
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.
—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
This type of disorientation endangers Judeo-Christian civilization.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The decision unnecessarily endangers people of all ages and can cause a multitude of injuries.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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
This type of disorientation endangers Judeo-Christian civilization.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The decision unnecessarily endangers people of all ages and can cause a multitude of injuries.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangers
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This uncertainty hampers long-term planning and threatens essential services like smaller class sizes and mental health support.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The fights span Hood and Somervell counties, where neighbors say industrial development threatens water, wildlife, tourism and quality of life.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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In taking on such an iconic figure—one whose compositions have been deconstructed and reconstructed in seemingly every possible direction—the group risks revealing the method to its madness.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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Selina, the slenderest of all the girls, risks her life to salvage it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 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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Russia hopes to reap the benefits of an extended Middle East war, even as the conflict imperils one of its allies.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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The ruling jeopardizes Democrats' hold on several Black-majority districts across the South.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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That jeopardizes the safety of everyone on the highways and tends to depress how much drivers can earn if companies are able to hire cheap immigrant truck drivers and pay them less.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Endangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangers. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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