as in endangered
to place in danger
don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board
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Recent Examples of jeopardized
Ayo Edebiri serves as the driving force of Maggie being a smart Black woman searching for people to believe her in a dire situation where her future could be jeopardized opens up a wider social commentary on the United States today.
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Malik Peay, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Previous shutdowns also jeopardized small business loans, rural home-buyer loans, and aid for farmers.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Their emergency request for a temporary restraining order (TRO), filed September 29, argues that the administration has exceeded its legal authority and jeopardized both state sovereignty and public safety.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
These commercial realities have been coupled with costly and continued litigation threats from an opposing bidder that have jeopardized the project’s timeline and financing.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
The health of Joe Burrow has again jeopardized a season because the Bengals refuse to invest in a line to protect him.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Some who disliked the conservative activist have posted comments on social media that have jeopardized their jobs, including public school teachers in Texas.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
The concert had been jeopardized by the strike and organizers considered finding a new venue at the last minute.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Anyhow, the film faced immense production challenges due to October 7, which jeopardized painstaking preproduction work in Palestine.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Malik Peay, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Previous shutdowns also jeopardized small business loans, rural home-buyer loans, and aid for farmers.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Their emergency request for a temporary restraining order (TRO), filed September 29, argues that the administration has exceeded its legal authority and jeopardized both state sovereignty and public safety.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
These commercial realities have been coupled with costly and continued litigation threats from an opposing bidder that have jeopardized the project’s timeline and financing.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
The health of Joe Burrow has again jeopardized a season because the Bengals refuse to invest in a line to protect him.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Some who disliked the conservative activist have posted comments on social media that have jeopardized their jobs, including public school teachers in Texas.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
The concert had been jeopardized by the strike and organizers considered finding a new venue at the last minute.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Anyhow, the film faced immense production challenges due to October 7, which jeopardized painstaking preproduction work in Palestine.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardized
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The corals, which have been dominant reef builders in Florida for the past 10,000 years, were already critically endangered due to a host of factors including disease, pollution, hurricanes and ocean warming.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Such bleaching is a signal that corals’ health is endangered.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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More than two years after the fatal shooting, Lorincz maintained her side of the story that the kids had trespassed on her property and threatened her life.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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But this season remains threatened by law-breaking.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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The prospect of a widening conflict risked weakening economic growth worldwide.—
Chris Megerian,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The living room, encased in dark mahogany panelling, looked onto a drab alleyway filled with trash bins, and the apartment’s two floors were connected by a narrow spiral staircase that risked putting parents in mind of a broken neck.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Jeopardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardized. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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