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
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.
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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
In Missouri, redistricting threatens to put Cleaver’s Kansas City-area district in the most jeopardy.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The Martinez saga reigniting, however, feels indicative of Villa’s summer of jeopardy.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
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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
In Missouri, redistricting threatens to put Cleaver’s Kansas City-area district in the most jeopardy.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The Martinez saga reigniting, however, feels indicative of Villa’s summer of jeopardy.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
Noun
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For Moura, the echoes of Brazil’s dictatorship and the dangers of authoritarianism repeating itself, fed directly into The Secret Agent.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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The greater danger is that alarmist messaging will discourage pregnant women from treating pain or fever – putting both themselves and their babies at risk.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The fire risk is related to a problem with the engine starter, which can affect cars that are both parked and in motion, according to a notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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They are designed to protect homes and businesses against the type of winter storms that have severely flooded the low-lying community of Alviso multiple times with water up to 6 feet deep and which are posing more risk as sea level rises due to climate change.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If Seider or Edvinsson are not on the ice, there’s trouble.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, signs of trouble for the stock market near term are arising under the surface .—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Public health experts have warned of the perils of falls for older people for decades.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ghaywan’s script is explicit but never priggish in its moral standing, letting the outstanding performances drive home the perils of bigotry more than any grandstanding dialogue.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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