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
Unclear recommendations have unfortunately put access and insurance coverage into jeopardy this year.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
The Astros are in real jeopardy of missing the postseason for the first time since 2016.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The Arizona Cardinals are surprisingly 2-0, while Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals will miss significant time after injuring his toe this week, putting the Bengals’ perfect start in jeopardy.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Efforts to end the nearly two-year-long war and free remaining Israeli hostages were thrown into jeopardy after Israel's attack on Qatar, which had hosted Israeli negotiators in hotels in Doha and would shuffle between floors carrying messages between them and the Hamas leaders in exile.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
The Astros are in real jeopardy of missing the postseason for the first time since 2016.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The Arizona Cardinals are surprisingly 2-0, while Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals will miss significant time after injuring his toe this week, putting the Bengals’ perfect start in jeopardy.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Efforts to end the nearly two-year-long war and free remaining Israeli hostages were thrown into jeopardy after Israel's attack on Qatar, which had hosted Israeli negotiators in hotels in Doha and would shuffle between floors carrying messages between them and the Hamas leaders in exile.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
Noun
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The Leafs outchanced the opposition 81-46, including 34-20 on high-danger attempts.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Hale will be facing extreme danger at every corner.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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How do soldiers assess risk or make life-or-death decisions?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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New research found missing a first mammogram was linked to a higher risk of breast cancer death.—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Faced with a deluge of Chinese competitors, debt issues and the collapse of a sale to Amazon, American home robotics company iRobot is in some trouble at the moment at the corporate level, and all the import tariffs of the rainbow may not be able to help, since iRobot manufactures in Asia.—
Loz Blain
October 14,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some dogs his size might have ended up getting into some pretty major trouble trying to climb up onto the swing seat, but not Hank.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Workplace buzzwords are red flags business leaders miss at their own peril.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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But Americans will likely continue to flock to many of the areas that face the most peril.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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