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
Like many wealthy people in legal jeopardy, Ver now also launched a media blitz seeking a pardon from the incoming president.
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Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
This summer’s controversy-laden men’s Fifa World Cup took on a whole new layer of jeopardy when the US, the main co-host, attacked Iran, one of the competitors.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
The latest forecast has 54 record highs in jeopardy across the Lone Star State from Thursday through Sunday.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
When a restaurant doesn’t provide a safe environment, the business opens itself up to serious legal jeopardy.
—K. H. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 18 Mar. 2026
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Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
This summer’s controversy-laden men’s Fifa World Cup took on a whole new layer of jeopardy when the US, the main co-host, attacked Iran, one of the competitors.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
The latest forecast has 54 record highs in jeopardy across the Lone Star State from Thursday through Sunday.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
When a restaurant doesn’t provide a safe environment, the business opens itself up to serious legal jeopardy.
—K. H. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
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Israel, meanwhile, saw Nasser’s rising influence across the Arab world as a danger, and wanted an excuse to cut him down, and to target Palestinian fedayeen militants who were operating in Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula, which were both controlled by Egypt at the time.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Although winds will be mostly light, between 5 and 10 mph, the dry air combined with very dry vegetation will result in a continuation of elevated fire danger.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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So the San Francisco Bay Area resident went back to a family recipe and decided to take a risk, with a whisk.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The notion of compliance as an interconnected system aligns with broader trends in risk management.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Wacha dodged further trouble by striking out Braves first baseman Matt Olson.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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His only trouble came in the fourth inning.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Paris Club, an informal forum of representatives from creditor countries largely in the Global North, has steered the destinies of nations in financial peril, restructuring over half a trillion dollars in sovereign debt since its first meeting in 1956.—
Sven van Mourik,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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There’s a much greater sense of moral peril to consuming that.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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