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jeopardy

noun

ˈje-pər-dē How to pronounce jeopardy (audio)
Definition of jeopardynext
as in danger
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil the city's firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues

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Recent Examples of jeopardy If the purchase of the Pierre were to go through, Lutnick could get as much as $100 million for the penthouse, even as his neighbors were forced to sell and hundreds of hotel staffers’ jobs were put in jeopardy. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 Despite the end of impeachment proceedings, Espinosa faces additional legal jeopardy. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 The man in the video who falsely identified himself as William Pomeranz, whose real name is James O'Keefe, may have put himself in legal jeopardy. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 But given how poorly that series capper went over, her chances of winning a third Emmy are in some jeopardy. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
  1. danger
  2. risk
  3. trouble
  4. peril
Noun
  • Researchers think this happens because swapping stories about social bonds, unexpected dangers and survival are advantageous for our evolution.
    — Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
  • For much of our evolutionary history, the sounds of birds going about their business may have been a reassuring signal that the surrounding environment was free of danger.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of danger
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  • For their part, Chinese leaders have also sounded the alarm about AI, warning of the risks posed by foreign entities with advanced capabilities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Today, the most-valuable conversations are about what the information means, what risk is emerging and what action should be taken next.
    — Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of risk
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  • Smith-Shawver cruised through his first two innings Monday before running into trouble in the sixth, giving up a two-run home run to Pete Crow-Armstrong, an NL MVP candidate.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This year, his boss waged a military war with Iran that continues to exacerbate America’s cost-of-living troubles and rattle the bond market.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of trouble
Noun
  • McKinley stages a few bullet-sweating sequences of peril, including a particularly brutal transport of gold bars across a crumbling rope bridge and an underwater accident exacerbated by floating logs.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The sudden collapse of a building damaged three years ago by an Israeli airstrike highlighted another peril of an acute housing shortage in the Gaza Strip.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of peril

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