as in endangers
to place in danger
you don't want to gamble with your life, so buckle up
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gambles (with)
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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 -
That the nation’s president used his platform to promote theories that have been thoroughly debunked across hundreds of studies endangers all children.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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One heavy hitter threatens the dominance of The Black Phone 2 at the box office next weekend.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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If built, the tower threatens to cast his 1865 house largely in the shadows for months at a time.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Nothing fancy, nothing that risks wilting in the crisper.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Russian economy risks over-heating.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Gambles (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambles%20%28with%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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