gambles (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of gamble (with)
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)
  1. endangers
  2. threatens
  3. risks
Verb
  • But the department has been running into opposition by landowners, environmental groups, Native American tribes and others who argue that the rapid construction endangers environmental and religious sites and a way of life along the border.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Refusing to do so, Luis stirs a rivalry and potentially endangers his own employment.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of endangers
Verb
  • As climate change threatens communities, Florida is showing how to build to adapt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • If a bear keeps approaching, use bear spray – it is proven to be the easiest and most effective way to deter a bear that threatens you.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of threatens
Verb
  • Funding any individual channel also risks aggravating the thousands of channels that don’t get any cash.
    — Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Without that infrastructure, the region risks defaulting to the bilateral agreements that stalled cross-border electronic signature recognition in Latin America for more than a decade.
    — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of risks
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“Gambles (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambles%20%28with%29. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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