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noun

Definition of hazardnext
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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm the tumbledown old barn was considered a fire hazard

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as in luck
the uncertain course of events it was only by hazard and good fortune that we found our way back to the trail

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hazard

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verb

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as in to risk
to place in danger just so the tourists could see the sea lions up close, the captain needlessly hazarded his ship

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as in to venture
to take a chance on was unwilling to hazard landing the plane on the small island, which didn't even have an airfield

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“Hazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazard. Accessed 29 Jan. 2023.

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