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 means more property is in harm's way.
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Michael Copley, NPR, 13 Jan. 2026
Trying to get out of harm's way.
—ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
One wrong step could risk being caught by authorities, or even putting themselves in harm's way.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
After being shot, the trooper, who has not been identified, pushed a DMV employee out of harm's way.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Michael Copley, NPR, 13 Jan. 2026
Trying to get out of harm's way.
—ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
One wrong step could risk being caught by authorities, or even putting themselves in harm's way.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
After being shot, the trooper, who has not been identified, pushed a DMV employee out of harm's way.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harm's way
Noun
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However, adults 65 years and older and children younger than two are at higher risk of developing complications from the flu.—
Koko Nakajima,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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There haven’t been any similar incidents recently, Azarcon said, but the Police Department wanted to draw attention to potential risks as graduation season nears.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Greaney puts his characters into nail-biting jeopardy, only to pull them out — sometimes — but in realistic ways.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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The jeopardy faced by the royal family could be seen Monday when Charles visited Lancashire, in northwest England.—
Danica Kirka,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Crew chief Bill Miller had an earpiece and was in communication with stadium operations, who informed him that there was no danger.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Rescuers located five additional victims that night, but worsening weather and avalanche danger forced crews to suspend recovery operations until mitigation efforts could be completed.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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Wake Forest transfer Haiden Leffew came on with two on and one out to relieve Harrison and generated a ground-ball double play to escape trouble.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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Pasquini said people in her circumstances have been accused of wanting to shed their troubles by having their kids locked away.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Harm's way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harm%27s%20way. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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