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
Hefin Meara, a maritime archaeologist with Historic England who commissioned the survey, told CNN why the wreck’s location has played a such big part in both its discovery and its current jeopardy.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 30 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
Hefin Meara, a maritime archaeologist with Historic England who commissioned the survey, told CNN why the wreck’s location has played a such big part in both its discovery and its current jeopardy.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
Noun
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However, by game’s end, the Senators were outchanced in the high-danger area 9-6 at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The recalls range from children’s bed rails to mattresses and furniture posing hazards such as entrapment, fire risk, and tip-over dangers.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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About 400 staff positions across the KC-area Head Start sites are also at risk if the sites close permanently, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said earlier this month.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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The risk of sabotaging commercial success evidently didn’t deter her.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When a devastating flash flood swept through the county, emergency crews had trouble using it.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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That word has gotten the Fed into trouble before.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Grill them about the perils of overfilling the spool.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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The debate over racial gerrymandering also comes as the future of the Voting Rights Act could be in peril.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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