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
And there’s no jeopardy in picking Minogue’s pockets.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
That last streak may be in slight jeopardy with the release of Here for It All, her first new album of the 2020s, which will have to do most of its damage in sales, without much to talk about in the way of big streaming numbers.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Unclear recommendations have unfortunately put access and insurance coverage into jeopardy this year.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
Excluding nursing homes, Southwest Ohio has seen at least 19 immediate jeopardy citations issued to hospitals and psychiatric facilities since 2015.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
That last streak may be in slight jeopardy with the release of Here for It All, her first new album of the 2020s, which will have to do most of its damage in sales, without much to talk about in the way of big streaming numbers.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Unclear recommendations have unfortunately put access and insurance coverage into jeopardy this year.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
Excluding nursing homes, Southwest Ohio has seen at least 19 immediate jeopardy citations issued to hospitals and psychiatric facilities since 2015.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
Noun
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People get in the bathtub, think something, bathe themselves and then stand up from the bathwater, all of this is rather ordinary, but even the most ordinary thing in this world can conceal considerable danger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sensing danger, Charlie doubles down on sucking up.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Wireless systems also pose new safety risks, such as stray magnetic fields, fire hazards, and heating of metal objects, requiring further research and development (R&D) and stricter standardization.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Oddly empty flight = higher risk of cancellation.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The surest sign that the GM of the Dallas Mavericks is in trouble appeared when the team hired another director of public relations.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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But that didn’t seem to affect Lola Young, Sombr or The Marias, three alt-rock-leaning acts who have had remarkably less trouble finding pop-world embrace, each of whom received BNA nominations.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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Noam Chomsky, José Mujica, and Saúl Alvídrez discuss the future’s perils and possibilities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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American indies like Twice in a Lifetime and Female Perversions are in deep peril.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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