JEOPARDED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

jeoparded

verb

past tense of jeopard

as in endangered

to place in danger a scandal that could seriously jeopard his political career

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And in New Mexico, the state pursued its own enforcement action, alleging that Meta endangered children and violated state consumer protection law.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Decreasing habitat, poaching, and extermination are some of the reasons why cheetahs are endangered.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Their meeting came days after Trump threatened to bomb the country over their Strait of Hormuz negotiations with Iran.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
In 2009, after the advocacy group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood threatened a class-action lawsuit over deceptive marketing claims, Disney began offering every household a refund for up to four Baby Einstein DVDs.

— Elise Broach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

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The physicians profiled in the doc risked their lives to perform emergency surgeries on children who had been gravely injured in shelling, bombing, and other attacks by the Israel Defense Forces.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Founder Peter Arvad told New Atlas that this was considered, but the team ultimately decided that scoring and gamifying sleep risked an unhealthy relationship with something meant to feel natural, opting to gently nudge better habits instead.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026

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