jeopardized

past tense of jeopardize

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Recent Examples of jeopardized Afram’s lawsuit argues that Netflix’s negligence has jeopardized the film’s exclusivity, thus harming its market value. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 July 2026 By opposing the contract, the health, safety and welfare of Erie citizens is being jeopardized. Aaron Harber, Denver Post, 28 July 2026 Young people say the scandals have jeopardized their futures and eroded trust in the education system. ABC News, 25 July 2026 The news release announcing the charges said FBI testing had confirmed the viruses were inactivated — Munster helped develop the inactivation technique — but that the scientists jeopardized Americans’ safety. CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Before Spain’s current men’s success, one member of the team took a stance that could have jeopardized his career — and easily made Sunday’s trophy lift a distant dream. Emily Olsen, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The developments over the weekend further jeopardized last month's fragile truce between the two sides, potentially raising fresh concerns over oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Azhar Sukri,terri Cullen,michael Wayland, CNBC, 19 July 2026 Collins said the safety of police officers and residents could be jeopardized, but the consolidation ultimately spelled the end of the Chesterton/Porter Police dispatch center. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 But that promise of debt relief for borrowers at some nonprofits was jeopardized prior to these two rulings. Benjamin Leff, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardized
Verb
  • And to blatantly ignore any and all ideas that rock & roll might be dead, or at least endangered.
    Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There are both migratory and non-migratory populations, and the migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) was listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List in 2022.
    Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Opponents said that earlier ordinance, which allowed home sizes to more than double to 3,000 square feet, threatened to turn the island into Georgia’s next coastal development hot spot.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Biden gave him a presidential pardon after congressional Republicans threatened him with criminal charges over his handling of COVID-19.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • ZacDoor’s channel risked being permanently deleted by YouTube.
    Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Schools that disproportionately disciplined or suspended students of color risked a federal investigation by the Office of Civil Rights.
    Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Jeopardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardized. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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