jeopardized

past tense of jeopardize

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Recent Examples of jeopardized 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardized
Verb
  • All told, there are 91 species that live in California and are listed as endangered under the act, and another 51 species listed as threatened.
    Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Will Huebner / Santa Barbara Zoo Red pandas, which are a little larger than a house cat, are considered endangered, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • When it was threatened by a winter freeze, Rowlings pulled out all the stops.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Earlier this month, five armed men carrying machine guns invaded their land, threatened families and searched for their main leaders.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • One liberal justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, said in May after the court struck down a majority-Black district in Louisiana and weakened the Voting Rights Act that the institution risked being seen as political.
    Gene Johnson, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Anti-ICE walkout exposes how school district 'failed' parents, risked student safety.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

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“Jeopardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardized. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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