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
In a letter, Ben’Ary warned that such politicization jeopardizes national security and undermines public trust in law enforcement.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Removing books from schools and libraries only jeopardizes these institutions’ mission to promote free and open access to information in the communities where Americans live and learn.
—Alex Wermer-Colan, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Delaying a hearing also jeopardizes the credibility of the evidence and witness testimony, said Amanda Merkwae, advocacy director at ACLU Wisconsin.
—Margaret Shreiner, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
With the support of villagers and a French smuggler, Grau embarks on a dangerous mission that jeopardizes his own life and that of his family, while reigniting wounds from the still-recent Spanish Civil War.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted last month jeopardizes the financial stability of the city in the coming years, state officials and budget experts say.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Jillian Dragutsky, who opened a dispensary called Yerba Buena in Brooklyn a few months ago, worries the issue still jeopardizes a dispensary’s ability to bank, get insurance and purchase inventory since they are supposed to have valid licenses in place.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says that jeopardizes public safety.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Increasing one inevitably jeopardizes the other.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Removing books from schools and libraries only jeopardizes these institutions’ mission to promote free and open access to information in the communities where Americans live and learn.
—Alex Wermer-Colan, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Delaying a hearing also jeopardizes the credibility of the evidence and witness testimony, said Amanda Merkwae, advocacy director at ACLU Wisconsin.
—Margaret Shreiner, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
With the support of villagers and a French smuggler, Grau embarks on a dangerous mission that jeopardizes his own life and that of his family, while reigniting wounds from the still-recent Spanish Civil War.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted last month jeopardizes the financial stability of the city in the coming years, state officials and budget experts say.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Jillian Dragutsky, who opened a dispensary called Yerba Buena in Brooklyn a few months ago, worries the issue still jeopardizes a dispensary’s ability to bank, get insurance and purchase inventory since they are supposed to have valid licenses in place.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says that jeopardizes public safety.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Increasing one inevitably jeopardizes the other.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardizes
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That the nation’s president used his platform to promote theories that have been thoroughly debunked across hundreds of studies endangers all children.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The group also reaffirmed that vaccines are safe, play no role in autism and that undermining them endangers public health.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Flooding threatens dozens of hospitals in coastal areas, including in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and New York.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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They’re set to expire in December, and while Congress could act to extend them, a prolonged government shutdown threatens to delay or derail that effort, leaving millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Jeopardizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardizes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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