HARM'S WAY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

harm's way

noun

Definition of harm's way

as in risk

the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil got everyone out of harm's way just minutes before the house was ripped apart by the tornado

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Recent Examples of harm's way That's where video shows two young men fighting and a group of people surrounding them, including some who went into harm's way to try to help. — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Miller is advocating to modernize the World Trade Center Health Program to keep up with the new technology and screening for first responders who put themselves in harm's way on 9/11 and didn't know it. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 The police officers who responded were hailed for putting themselves in harm's way to help people escape. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The council recommends shifting some flood insurance policies to private insurance companies, and moving faster to map flood risk accurately across the country, so that fewer homes are in harm's way. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for harm's way

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Noun

That designation serves as a clear reminder of the elevated risks accompanying potential high yields.

— , CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Presley Gerber’s death at age 27 has renewed questions about overdose risk, withdrawal complications and the challenges of addiction recovery.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of risk

Noun

Furthermore, if a movie (any movie) isn’t doing $3,000-$4,000 a screen in a weekend, that screen is in serious jeopardy.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
And when scores of families fall off SNAP, universal free meal programs at tens of thousands of schools fall into jeopardy.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of jeopardy

Noun

Researchers think this happens because swapping stories about social bonds, unexpected dangers and survival are advantageous for our evolution.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
For much of our evolutionary history, the sounds of birds going about their business may have been a reassuring signal that the surrounding environment was free of danger.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of danger

Noun

But when the canal turns out to be the site of illicit Russian mafia activities, Irwin becomes a witness and must evade the mob and its threats to his family while relying on his partner and former cop brother to help get him out of trouble.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
The Massachusetts case is the latest legal trouble involving the influencer.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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