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
That decision jeopardizes three new majority-Black state legislative districts, though the effects likely won't be felt until 2027, said Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
When an Alabama court jeopardizes access to IVF and her own embryos, artist Abbey Crain refuses to surrender her creative power.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
When an Alabama court jeopardizes access to IVF and her own embryos, artist Abbey Crain refuses to surrender her creative power.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
The ruling jeopardizes Democrats' hold on several Black-majority districts across the South.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The administration’s plan also doesn’t prioritize new scientific projects, Bell said, which further jeopardizes long-term job stability and space discovery at centers like JPL.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Anything that jeopardizes Saudi oil flows out of the Red Sea will put more upward pressure on global oil prices, said Richard Bronze, co-founder and head of geopolitics at research firm Energy Aspects.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The White House jeopardizes that principle at its peril — and everyone else’s.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
New York Republicans have filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court for a stay on a state court’s redistricting decision that jeopardizes New York City‘s only GOP district.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 18 May 2026
When an Alabama court jeopardizes access to IVF and her own embryos, artist Abbey Crain refuses to surrender her creative power.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
When an Alabama court jeopardizes access to IVF and her own embryos, artist Abbey Crain refuses to surrender her creative power.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
The ruling jeopardizes Democrats' hold on several Black-majority districts across the South.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The administration’s plan also doesn’t prioritize new scientific projects, Bell said, which further jeopardizes long-term job stability and space discovery at centers like JPL.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Anything that jeopardizes Saudi oil flows out of the Red Sea will put more upward pressure on global oil prices, said Richard Bronze, co-founder and head of geopolitics at research firm Energy Aspects.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The White House jeopardizes that principle at its peril — and everyone else’s.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
New York Republicans have filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court for a stay on a state court’s redistricting decision that jeopardizes New York City‘s only GOP district.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardizes
Verb
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Environmentalists say that plume endangers sea life.—
Harry Stevens,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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There’s lots of humiliation and frustration involved, as well as an incident that endangers his family.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Alas, as the current crisis confirms, such mere facts do not persuade those leading the anti-vaccine crusade that threatens both existing protections and the hope of creating new ones.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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In The Housemaid’s Secret, Millie returns, taking a job keeping house for yet another woman she’s never allowed to see — only to discover the truth behind the locked door that threatens to expose secrets far darker than her own.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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“Jeopardizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardizes. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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