as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
a hazardous journey across the arctic ice
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Recent Examples of hazardous
Instead of inhaling just burning vegetation, wildland firefighters are increasingly exposed to hazardous and carcinogenic substances, Rahn said.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
More than 140,000 people are still enrolled in monitoring programs intended to identify those with health conditions that could potentially be linked to hazardous materials in the soot.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Given their constraints, the most plausible near-term roles are simple, repetitive, or hazardous tasks in structured spaces, moving totes, staging parts, and monitoring routine operations, where their slower pace or limited dexterity won’t bottleneck the entire line.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The bridge between college and career has grown hazardous.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
More than 140,000 people are still enrolled in monitoring programs intended to identify those with health conditions that could potentially be linked to hazardous materials in the soot.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Given their constraints, the most plausible near-term roles are simple, repetitive, or hazardous tasks in structured spaces, moving totes, staging parts, and monitoring routine operations, where their slower pace or limited dexterity won’t bottleneck the entire line.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The bridge between college and career has grown hazardous.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hazardous
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Demonizing or attempting to eliminate those who think differently – literally or symbolically – has become a dangerous norm, which is all too evident in the wake of the Kirk shooting.—
Arash Javanbakht,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
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During volatile periods, this becomes especially dangerous because customer loyalty becomes more fragile and harder to rebuild.—
Talbott Roche,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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These currents vary in speed and can swiftly become perilous for anyone venturing into the surf.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, as Hjalmar’s 14-year-old daughter, Hedvig, the elfin Maaike Laanstra-Corn is delivering yet another wonderfully eccentric embodiment of a high-strung tween with a potentially perilous excess of imagination.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Sep. 2025
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The new vaccines have only been approved for people 65 or older and young people who have other health issues that would make getting COVID especially risky.—
September 11,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, these projections assume the industry can overcome its computational bottlenecks—a risky bet if compute architectures remain tethered to the past.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And at what point will the FO/Doc accept that—even with Conforto’s lucky strike last night—no serious team can use a Conforto-Pages-Teo outfield—in the field and at the plate—and hope to contend in the way this team should?—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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While the classic grounds for denaturalization include concealment of criminal histories or material lies in the naturalization process, there are growing indications that serious tax fraud may be viewed as evidence that naturalization was procured illegally or fraudulently.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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With no hospital in sight and no health workers around, Amani was forced to deliver in unsafe and high-risk conditions.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the same way there’s no conclusive data to say chemical sunscreen formulas are inherently more toxic than mineral ones, there’s no conclusive data to say SPF boosters are inherently safe or unsafe.—
Dani Hardman,
Allure,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hazardous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazardous. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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