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
This heavy-handed power grab will also jeopardize career opportunities for college graduates by establishing excessively rigorous and expensive standards.
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Doug McCauley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
In an interview published Tuesday, the hawkish Czech President Petr Pavel revealed to the Financial Times that nine of the 18 member nations of the effort had stopped contributing, jeopardizing the supply of large-caliber ammunition to Ukraine.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
Trying to start with cognitive and predictive use cases as the first step may jeopardize your ability to measure returns quickly.
—Prashant Darisi, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
But as the time spent in transit increases, so does the risk of catastrophic accidents or system malfunctions that could jeopardize the mission.
—Kai James, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
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Doug McCauley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
In an interview published Tuesday, the hawkish Czech President Petr Pavel revealed to the Financial Times that nine of the 18 member nations of the effort had stopped contributing, jeopardizing the supply of large-caliber ammunition to Ukraine.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
Trying to start with cognitive and predictive use cases as the first step may jeopardize your ability to measure returns quickly.
—Prashant Darisi, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
But as the time spent in transit increases, so does the risk of catastrophic accidents or system malfunctions that could jeopardize the mission.
—Kai James, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardize
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With logistics in the Persian Gulf snarled and endangered due to the conflict, rerouting is not seamless.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The reticulateds were listed as endangered, the frosties as threatened.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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Point Loma threatened to tie the game in the sixth and probably would have done so if not for the defensive play of the game.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Higher education institutions have been staring down a looming demographic reality that threatens not only their financial well-being but the nation’s workforce at large.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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“Jeopardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardize. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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