as in danger
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
the city's firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues
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Recent Examples of jeopardy
Part of Moody’s 2026-27 season is presumably at jeopardy — along with that for Warriors forward Jimmy Butler, who tore his right ACL in January.
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Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Like many wealthy people in legal jeopardy, Ver now also launched a media blitz seeking a pardon from the incoming president.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
This summer’s controversy-laden men’s Fifa World Cup took on a whole new layer of jeopardy when the US, the main co-host, attacked Iran, one of the competitors.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
The latest forecast has 54 record highs in jeopardy across the Lone Star State from Thursday through Sunday.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Like many wealthy people in legal jeopardy, Ver now also launched a media blitz seeking a pardon from the incoming president.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
This summer’s controversy-laden men’s Fifa World Cup took on a whole new layer of jeopardy when the US, the main co-host, attacked Iran, one of the competitors.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
The latest forecast has 54 record highs in jeopardy across the Lone Star State from Thursday through Sunday.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
Noun
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McMahon had a career’s worth of lessons in the virtues of bombast, and also in the dangers of it.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Although the moody, groovy songs on her 1999 debut, No Angel, seemed to hint at danger or allude to Dido’s former life as a teenage wild child, Life for Rent was all middle-class Islington status quo.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Prosecutors had opposed bail and argued there was a risk that Roberts-Smith would flee Australia or interfere with witnesses and evidence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Yet technology experts warn that outsourcing key decisions to AI exposes consumers to risks, potentially leading to communications errors and costing people money, while also potentially handing hackers the keys to their data.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The story involves the troubles of a beloved brother, and the longtime effort to reckon with his pain and that of his family.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Lord and Cionel Perez pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings before turning it over to Clayton Beeter, who notched his second save in three tries but had to pitch out of trouble.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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This dispute culminated in the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s designation, by outraged tweet, of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk—a standing peril to national security.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The perils of relying on probability In the United States, flood risk is publicly defined by maps produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.—
Dominic Boyer,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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