jeopardized

past tense of jeopardize

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Recent Examples of jeopardized 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 Two insurgent right-wing politicians in Europe, both under financial scrutiny that has jeopardized their political prospects, launched career-deciding election bids Tuesday. Joshua Yang, Washington Post, 7 July 2026 Unlike other nations, US sports typically uphold oversight, a key differentiator now jeopardized by the appearance of corruption. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 At that point the widespread expectation is MLB owners will lock out the players, and if a deal isn’t reached by mid-March the start of the season could be jeopardized. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026 In public statements concerning the Kentucky licensees, the national board said the waivers jeopardized the health and vision of patients and urged the Kentucky board to hold all optometrists to the same competency standards. Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 23 June 2026 The union, along with the ACLU of Southern California, previously filed a complaint urging California Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate FIFA’s accreditation process, arguing that worker privacy rights could be jeopardized by the collection and sharing of personal information. City News Service, Daily News, 9 June 2026 States argued the new conditions jeopardized funding already approved by Congress and could disrupt critical food assistance programs while the lawsuit moves forward. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 6 June 2026 Without the right environmental variables, the microbial neighborhoods will simply die off — and Yi has also thought through all the left-field scenarios that could have jeopardized the work. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardized
Verb
  • Native to Sumatra, Indonesia, these plants are endangered in the wild and only bloom for 24 to 48 hours every few years.
    Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Prosecutors contend the shooting endangered others at Kirk’s campus event — an aggravating circumstance that could make the crime punishable by death under Utah law.
    Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • An Illinois man who allegedly threatened to shoot Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce at a 2024 concert at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium has entered a diversion program, court documents show.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • The tariffs – whether threatened or implemented – sent shockwaves through the global economy, tested relationships with longstanding allies and pushed a handful of countries to strike trade deals with Washington to limit the damage.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • For years, writers with much to lose have risked their reputations and livelihoods in opposition to that work.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Glaringly, though, xAI does not indicate that Harwood received any warnings that his account risked penalties.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

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“Jeopardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardized. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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