gambling (with)

verb

Definition of gambling (with)next
present participle of gamble (with)
as in endangering
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 gambling (with)
  1. endangering
  2. threatening
  3. risking
Verb
  • Oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the coast of Oman is not only endangering a nearby island but has now also reached beaches on the Gulf Arab country's mainland, to the north of the island, Oman’s environment authority said Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Parks worker, Joshua Moe, 24, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment after the child lost parts of her fingers on her left hand when the firework went off Tuesday evening, police said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of endangering
Verb
  • Some of the loudest opposing voices are creatives, who see the products being created by AI companies as something threatening to their own practice and to the world at-large.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman warned at the United Nations Thursday that Yemen’s internal collapse is increasingly threatening interests far beyond its borders.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • The shortage of rain across much of Europe is taxing water supplies and risking new wildfires.
    — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Preparing him to return properly to a competitive rhythm without risking injury will take time.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of risking
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“Gambling (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambling%20%28with%29. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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