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jeopardizing 1 of 2

adjective

as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury that stupid prank could turn out to be a jeopardizing event in your academic career

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jeopardizing

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verb

present participle of jeopardize
as in endangering
to place in danger don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board

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Recent Examples of jeopardizing
Verb
Transportation officials posted a video showing severe erosion jeopardizing the train tracks used by Metrolink in San Clemente, with strong ocean waves crashing on the tracks and sediment crumbling onto the rocks below. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 But to achieve that goal, AI assistants must understand speech the way humans do and work seamlessly with the apps consumers use everyday without jeopardizing privacy. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Many ranchers in the Southwest say the wolves are jeopardizing their livelihoods by killing their cattle. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026 However, not all of these plants are worth growing—some can even be invasive and will quickly take over your yard, jeopardizing native plants. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Sep. 2026 Tammen worked decades in the mining industry and empathizes with people like King, but does not feel a mine is worth potentially jeopardizing the watershed. — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The network’s legal team wrote that the pressures on The View have had an impact on the show’s editorial choices, out of fear of jeopardizing station renewals. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 Water also swelled around the Indianapolis Arts Center's ARTSPARK, jeopardizing works of art like John McNaughton's Twisted House sculpture. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 16 Aug. 2026 Fight after fight broke out within minutes of the 49ers’ joint practice with the Titans, jeopardizing just how much longer Tuesday’s work might last. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardizing
  1. dangerous
  2. endangering
  3. hazardous
  4. threatening
  5. perilous
  6. risking
  7. risky
  8. serious
Adjective
  • The most dangerous place on the field in the third quarter was your own 38 yard line!
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • ShotSpotter offers targeted detection of a dangerous event versus technology like Flock's indiscriminate collection of innocent people's movements.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of dangerous
Verb
  • Ferrari was charged with injuries to a police dog, recklessly endangering another person and inflicting injury to a domestic animal, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Steppach, 49, was the owner of Tim’s Tavern on Edison Avenue, where people protested daily in December after Steppach pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of endangering
Adjective
  • Forecasters are expecting rain and hazardous ocean conditions.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The open valve was hazardous for delivery drivers who were breathing toxic air, said the worker, whose name was not disclosed in the report.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hazardous
Verb
  • In its premiere, this was a Korean Cherry Orchard performed in Korean for audiences that needed no primer on its setting, the rapidly changing globalized city where the characters’ home is threatening to disappear.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • He was accused of threatening to terminate those contracts if he wasn't paid.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of threatening
Adjective
  • Nesting is always perilous, but the moment when the male and female trade places is especially so, as the incubating bird’s movement may catch the attention of a predator.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Michael Steele/Getty Images That window was dominated by Newcastle’s perilous PSR (the Premier League’s former profitability and sustainability rules) situation and the upheaval caused by Paul Mitchell’s appointment as sporting director.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of perilous
Verb
  • The other has been hidden by banning media coverage, so the world has seen nothing but cell phone videos made by Palestinian journalists risking their lives to record them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That comes as oil prices have already risen sharply due to the Middle East conflict, risking higher energy costs, weaker currencies and elevated interest rates combined for some economies.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of risking
Adjective
  • Price controls don't make scarce goods abundant, risky loans safe or bad choices cost-free.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The California Fast Food Workers Union‘s organizing director, Maria Maldonado, said workers often are unaware of their rights regarding heat exposure and other risky conditions common in kitchens.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of risky
Adjective
  • Which brings us to a question no serious Oilers fan would have entertained before the Savoie news.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the years that followed, Ortiz was involved in at least two more serious car accidents.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of serious

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“Jeopardizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardizing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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