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as in ventured
to take a chance on
Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need
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as in endangered
to place in danger
we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme
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Recent Examples of risked
Clarkin also said other student-athletes also participated and risked their participation.
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Crops grew at a miracle pace, and such fertile land needed to be divided and mapped for all who risked the journey.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Frustrations over burden-sharing mounted, with Defense Secretaries from Donald Rumsfeld to Robert Gates warning that NATO risked irrelevance if Europe did not invest more in defense.
—Kay Bailey Hutchison, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
In June, Thiel suggested to the Times that Musk has given up on Mars, at least as an all-consuming political goal, after concluding that socialism and wokeness risked following humanity there, meaning that the priority had to be stopping those values on Earth first.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Some biologists theorize that early human fetuses’ heads risked growing too large to pass through the pelvis; others believe that gestating brains required too much energy for a pregnant woman to sustain them through self-sufficiency.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Oprah Winfrey risked her financial security to launch her own show.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
One early model plugged directly into a wall socket, so the user risked electric shock.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
The only recent precedent was the US temporarily taking stake in key companies considered vital to the economy that risked going under during the 2008 financial crisis.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Crops grew at a miracle pace, and such fertile land needed to be divided and mapped for all who risked the journey.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Frustrations over burden-sharing mounted, with Defense Secretaries from Donald Rumsfeld to Robert Gates warning that NATO risked irrelevance if Europe did not invest more in defense.
—Kay Bailey Hutchison, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
In June, Thiel suggested to the Times that Musk has given up on Mars, at least as an all-consuming political goal, after concluding that socialism and wokeness risked following humanity there, meaning that the priority had to be stopping those values on Earth first.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Some biologists theorize that early human fetuses’ heads risked growing too large to pass through the pelvis; others believe that gestating brains required too much energy for a pregnant woman to sustain them through self-sufficiency.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Oprah Winfrey risked her financial security to launch her own show.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
One early model plugged directly into a wall socket, so the user risked electric shock.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
The only recent precedent was the US temporarily taking stake in key companies considered vital to the economy that risked going under during the 2008 financial crisis.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for risked
Verb
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The Gators ventured into the red zone four times, but had that single touchdown to show for it.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Benetti ventured into modern-art territory with the beach club on the 353-foot Luminosity.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Initially enamored of the industry’s potential, Dermish now worried that its pollution endangered the health of the town’s 75 residents.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The species is classified as endangered by the IUCN.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In truth, you’re tempted to do the exact opposite of anything that anyone tells you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, she could be tempted to break that pattern in order to celebrate her WAG promotion from girlfriend to fiancée.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At least 11 areas threatened by the 6-5 Fire remained under mandatory evacuation on Wednesday night, including the entire town of Chinese Camp, which has a population of less than 100 people.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump has also threatened to send troops to Chicago and New Orleans.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lauryn was home in another room when her mom was confronted by police and ultimately confessed to the crimes, as shown in documentary footage.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Accomplished in a bedroom with orange shag carpet and with a crude recording system, Springsteen confronted the dark side of the American dream, as ghosts from his past were catching up to him too quickly for mentor Jon Landau to help beat them back.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Tennessee faced a third-and-10 at their own 35-yard line, and the crowd at Empower Field was at a fever pitch.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Democrats faced a fair amount of criticism from their ranks over going along with keeping the government open back in the spring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Risked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/risked. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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