1
as in endangered
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 risked
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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Police said the two are endangered.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026 -
And maybe to gently remind us that moviegoing is as endangered by shifting sensibilities as are people who live in the shadow of a volcano, one whose AD 79 eruption is a civilizational marker nobody there can truly escape.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some social media users thought the integration risked overshadowing the awards.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who has defied the regime before has risked their life to do so, and – despite being at the mercy of the most ferocious military machine on the face of the planet – the regime might yet survive.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Burgeoning national college football powers at Miami and elsewhere threatened Notre Dame’s place in the national hierarchy.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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British ministers are drawing up plans to send minesweeping drones to the Strait of Hormuz after Iran threatened ships traveling through the vital oil route.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Hazarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazarded. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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