as in to endanger
to place in danger
don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board
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Recent Examples of jeopardize
The new guidelines for the first time acknowledged that some contraception can jeopardize milk supply in nursing mothers.
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 May 2025
Please be safe & don’t do anything to jeopardize your opportunity to be a Professional.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
The Trump administration has tried to invoke the state secrets privilege, arguing that releasing details in open court — or even to the judge in private – about returning Abrego Garcia to the United States would jeopardize national security.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Colleges are warning that the measure would jeopardize financial aid.
—Brad Brooks, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 May 2025
Please be safe & don’t do anything to jeopardize your opportunity to be a Professional.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
The Trump administration has tried to invoke the state secrets privilege, arguing that releasing details in open court — or even to the judge in private – about returning Abrego Garcia to the United States would jeopardize national security.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Colleges are warning that the measure would jeopardize financial aid.
—Brad Brooks, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardize
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Atlanta provided him a second chance, but that opportunity appears endangered.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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With fewer than 400 individuals left in fragmented forest habitats, it is critically endangered.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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President Donald Trump’s new tariffs—both enforced and threatened—are continuing to have an outsized impact on the global economy.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Watts said she felt threatened by the racist, sexist and violent posts directed toward her after she was falsely identified online as the person who posted a message on the city’s X account in response to Butker’s controversial speech at a college graduation ceremony last spring.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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“Jeopardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardize. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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