as in endangers
to place in danger
don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board
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Recent Examples of jeopardizes
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says that jeopardizes public safety.
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Meg Anderson, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Increasing one inevitably jeopardizes the other.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The terminations of civil servants jeopardizes not just the workers’ livelihoods but the wellbeing of the entire community, Patterson Hazley said.
—Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
This disparity jeopardizes not only each household but also our overall economic resiliency.
—Martin Mulyadi, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
Aggressive internal policies, shifting government contracts, and relentless innovation are creating a pressure-cooker environment that jeopardizes employee well-being.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
This move jeopardizes programs aimed at trans students, like school mental health assistance and support for homeless students.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 11 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, as designed, the state’s new payment model jeopardizes access to care for HUSKY Health patients seeking maternity care.
—Mark Schaefer, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Withholding the funding, Stanton argued, both jeopardizes basin-wide conservation and complicates negotiation efforts among the states.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
Meg Anderson, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Increasing one inevitably jeopardizes the other.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The terminations of civil servants jeopardizes not just the workers’ livelihoods but the wellbeing of the entire community, Patterson Hazley said.
—Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
This disparity jeopardizes not only each household but also our overall economic resiliency.
—Martin Mulyadi, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
Aggressive internal policies, shifting government contracts, and relentless innovation are creating a pressure-cooker environment that jeopardizes employee well-being.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
This move jeopardizes programs aimed at trans students, like school mental health assistance and support for homeless students.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 11 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, as designed, the state’s new payment model jeopardizes access to care for HUSKY Health patients seeking maternity care.
—Mark Schaefer, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Withholding the funding, Stanton argued, both jeopardizes basin-wide conservation and complicates negotiation efforts among the states.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardizes
threatens
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Set in 1705 during the reign of Queen Anne, the series stars Louisa Harland (Derry Girls) as Nell Jackson, widowed and possessed of occasional supernatural skills whenever someone threatens her, courtesy of a fairy sprite named Billy Blind (Nick Mohammed).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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But with benchmark Treasury yields rising sharply after the Fed meeting, the rate outlook threatens to undermine the momentum for stocks.—
Saqib Iqbal Ahmed,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Jeopardizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardizes. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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