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
Real Madrid’s convincing victory over Salzburg kept the jeopardy at a minimum, and Inzaghi can begin to plan for a round-of-16 clash with Manchester City.
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Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 June 2025
President Trump has now signed into law a federal budget that puts our environmental health protections in dire jeopardy.
—Liz Hurtado, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
The free, two-day festival was put in jeopardy after President Donald Trump's administration cut $1.2 million in funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Though Matt Wallner singled to move Lewis to third, the Twins’ rally was in serious jeopardy after Ty France popped out.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 June 2025
President Trump has now signed into law a federal budget that puts our environmental health protections in dire jeopardy.
—Liz Hurtado, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
The free, two-day festival was put in jeopardy after President Donald Trump's administration cut $1.2 million in funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Though Matt Wallner singled to move Lewis to third, the Twins’ rally was in serious jeopardy after Ty France popped out.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
Noun
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The real danger is the undermining of one of the last great advantages the United States had over many of its competitors: policy stability.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Removing and dismantling someone’s RV takes away their shelter from wind, rain and the dangers of the street, as well as their ability to store water and cook food.—
Sean Geary,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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The study also found that swapping potatoes for whole grains lowered diabetes risk even more.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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And that has had a chilling effect on taking risks, especially since shows have gotten more and more expensive.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Just like any other business, rental housing has to at least pay for itself, and if those costs exceed rent collections, like any other business, a housing project will be in trouble.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The only trouble is finding the right one, as not all fragrance houses make them.—
Dan Michel,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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Grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are included in the suspensions, Frenk said, but did not provide an amount of how much funding is in peril.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her color, too, feels fresh and light, hopefully signalling that Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton is more ally than villain to Andy and Miranda as Runway magazine lays in peril.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
31 July 2025
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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