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
Still, Jake, Neytiri and their children aren't out of harm's way.
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Jillian Pretzel, People.com, 22 July 2025
But as often happens with unconventional weapons, civilians are ending up in harm's way.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2025
Acting on conspiracy theories, meanwhile, can put people in harm's way.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 July 2025
The nonprofit group had its workers stay home today, which may have kept them out of harm's way as protesters and authorities faced off one more time near the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building a few blocks from Mazzeo.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 10 June 2025
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Jillian Pretzel, People.com, 22 July 2025
But as often happens with unconventional weapons, civilians are ending up in harm's way.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2025
Acting on conspiracy theories, meanwhile, can put people in harm's way.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 July 2025
The nonprofit group had its workers stay home today, which may have kept them out of harm's way as protesters and authorities faced off one more time near the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building a few blocks from Mazzeo.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for harm's way
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harm's way
Noun
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Pilots allow organizations to learn, adapt, and de-risk before scaling up.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Getting confronted with gruesome, horrific imagery has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto social media.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Efforts to end the nearly two-year-long war and free remaining Israeli hostages were thrown into jeopardy after Israel's attack on Qatar, which had hosted Israeli negotiators in hotels in Doha and would shuffle between floors carrying messages between them and the Hamas leaders in exile.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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His life was in daily jeopardy due to scheduling convenience.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Concerns have already been raised over the dangers of nudification apps that can be used to create pornographic images of people without their consent.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Wildfire danger shifts specifically to California over the next few months, Aman said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Turkish Defense Ministry/AP Key Takeaways Larger carriers carry more aircraft, fuel, and supplies for longer operations but come with higher costs, bigger crews, greater risk from advanced weapons, and trouble in tight or shallow waters.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the results were impressive, the fact that Nutrafol even went to the trouble of creating such a rigorous study around its supplement was enough to make our dermatologist judges suspend their usual skepticism around the ingestibles category.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Harm's way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harm%27s%20way. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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