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 When that fragile future is suddenly thrown into jeopardy by the birth mother expressing regrets, both Irene and the baby flee into the night. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 Revealing basic information such as where, when and under what general circumstances a fatality occurred is not the kind of information that places a utility in legal jeopardy. — Eric Adler july 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 The determinations are critical, considering billions of dollars in the form of a rocket launch to Jupiter is now facing serious jeopardy. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 In Santa Cruz, California, FEMA grants, policing grants and a water-supply project to build drought resiliency are all in jeopardy if the government continues to threaten to withhold funds, wrote the city’s Finance Director Elizabeth Cabell. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
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  1. danger
  2. risk
  3. trouble
  4. peril
Noun
  • Greek health campaigners have welcomed a growing awareness of the dangers of ultraviolet exposure and risk of heat stroke.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • That has taken the costly burden of insurance risk and physical danger of Iranian attacks away from commercial shippers and placed it on the US government and the oil producers themselves.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of danger
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  • Nonetheless, the costs of intercepting incoming munitions could prove particularly high if targets are engaged over populated areas, with drones, defensive munitions and falling debris all posing risks to people and property on the ground.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • When used alone after surgery to reduce the risk that melanoma returns, Keytruda is given every three to six weeks for up to a year.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of risk
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  • Another question that has arisen as Walter’s financial troubles have garnered headlines is whether MLB would conduct its own investigation into Dodgers ownership or pressure the billionaire and his partners to sell the team.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, confessing to any involvement in Haleigh’s disappearance could also land Trinity in a lot more trouble.
    — Dateline NBC, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of trouble
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  • But Oak Street doesn't just spotlight the perils of man-eating dinosaurs.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For Newsom, the state’s early vote offers possibility and peril.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
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