as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
a hazardous journey across the arctic ice
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Recent Examples of hazardous
Drivers will discover that the design causes unavoidable backups in both directions on Broward Boulevard, plus confusing and hazardous lane changes to avoid traffic flowing from the opposite direction.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Officials from the Maryland Department of the Environment are also investigating the scene to determine whether hazardous materials in the roofing company’s building may have contributed to any additional damage.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
As part of their investigations, the Army Corps of Engineers gathers soil samples and checks for hazardous materials.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
From there, things were less hazardous.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Officials from the Maryland Department of the Environment are also investigating the scene to determine whether hazardous materials in the roofing company’s building may have contributed to any additional damage.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
As part of their investigations, the Army Corps of Engineers gathers soil samples and checks for hazardous materials.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
From there, things were less hazardous.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hazardous
Adjective
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Gabriel Basso stars as Sutherland, a formerly low-level FBI agent who has taken on increasingly dangerous assignments as part of a counterintelligence group within the bureau called Night Action.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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Bessent has compared the Fed's growing balance sheet to a dangerous lab experiment.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Far from benign, some experts say the videos can skew how people view and even interact with wildlife — potentially leading to perilous encounters.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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It's become a more perilous occupation to be President of the United States, or a congressional leader, or to be a state legislator in Minnesota, or to be the spouse of a former House speaker.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His incredulity about their increasingly risky adventures—this is the one that involves a Pontiac Fiero in outer space—becomes one of the film’s running gags.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan has become one of the most consequential players in the Iran war, taking on a risky mediation role that draws on its ties with Tehran while keeping its financial lifeline with the Gulf intact.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Half a century later, the nation’s environmental problems are a lot less visible, but not, for that reason, any less serious.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even in healthy children, measles can cause serious illness and death.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The upshot is not only that Jewish Britons feel unsafe.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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His parents’ dysfunctional relationships made for an unsafe environment at home, so the decision was made to send him to the Caribbean nation to stay with relatives.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Hazardous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazardous. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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