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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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as in to endanger
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 risk
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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Recent Examples of hazard
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
One of the most common hazards after a major snowstorm are blocked house vents and pipes, which could lead to carbon monoxide poisoning.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Gary Graff, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Coming five years after similar fall hazards fines for The Salvation Army of Mercer County in Princeton, West Virginia, OSHA proposed hitting The Salvation Army with an $82,750 fine for a Repeat-Serious violation.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
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Noun
Another alternative to hide the roots and eliminate mowing and tripping hazards is to plant a groundcover that thrives in the shade.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
One of the most common hazards after a major snowstorm are blocked house vents and pipes, which could lead to carbon monoxide poisoning.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
But Sixx isn’t hazarding a guess as to when the next batch of new material will come along.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Coming five years after similar fall hazards fines for The Salvation Army of Mercer County in Princeton, West Virginia, OSHA proposed hitting The Salvation Army with an $82,750 fine for a Repeat-Serious violation.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hazard
Noun
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Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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The threat underscored the dicey environment for Netflix.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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So far, though, astronomers haven't had much luck finding any such line.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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But many people who bought travel insurance as a financial backstop to protect against such travel disruptions may be out of luck.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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In this case, though, when Kelly landed from his jump, his foot came down on Yilmaz’s Achilles tendon and Kwiatkowski decided that his actions could endanger the safety of his opponent — an offence that warrants a straight red card instead of a yellow.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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He was convicted in December of conspiring to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring to publish seditious articles, which carried a maximum penalty of life in prison.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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But experts, diplomats, Cuban Americans and Cuban private entrepreneurs have been warning the administration that a complete halt of oil supplies would risk the country’s total collapse, since the population was already enduring a profound humanitarian crisis.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Public acknowledgment of the clash risked escalating into direct confrontation between nuclear powers, a step that, in 1952, many feared could ignite a third world war.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Armed Black men were relied upon in moments of danger, then denied pensions, land, or political standing once the danger passed.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Democrats are wrong to reflexively oppose the president’s actions before considering the dangers Iran poses to the region and the possibility of a more peaceful Middle East.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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This chance encounter between a group of young Brits and Americans led to three transatlantic love stories and three weddings.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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This will be, probably, your only chance for generations.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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Not long afterward, he was elected president on a platform deeply hostile to the West and its liberal ideology, and especially to the United States — threatening a hard fight in the event of war.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Ecologists have been trying to protect the delicate caves for years as development and pollution increasingly threaten the underwater waterways.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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These trends are not happening by accident.—
Gabe Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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There’s something completely liberating about embracing a happy accident— and there’s no better place to do it than in Spain.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Hazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazard. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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