hazarded

verb

past tense of hazard
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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2
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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Recent Examples of hazarded Scholars hazarded theories as to how an unschooled middle-aged Black woman from the South could brush with genius. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
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  1. endangered
  2. risked
  3. threatened
Verb
  • One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Sources said a polygon had been established there to ensure no Israeli strikes or ground operations endangered the hostages.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of endangered
Verb
  • And conducting that work within Anthropic risked constraining White Circle from sharing it with the public.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on Saudi Arabia risked derailing the market recovery, the IEA said in its report, with Saudi production increases in September driving OPEC+ supply gains that month.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of risked
Verb
  • Hill then took the baby to the balcony of the condo, which is on the 35th floor, and threatened to leave.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Newsom threatened to veto the state’s budget if lawmakers didn’t pass the two CEQA reform bills.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of threatened

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“Hazarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazarded. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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