risking

verb

present participle of risk
1
as in venturing
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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2
as in endangering
to place in danger we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme

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Recent Examples of risking Another potential rate increase would mean pressing the brakes harder on the economy, in turn risking sluggish growth and risk slowing the job market further. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Some are risking the perilous trip through the Bab-al-Mandeb strait. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 As well as risking the loss of 28 jobs at the site, closure would also affect nearly 3,000 scientists who use its observations in their research, said the BBC. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026 Many investors struggle to distinguish between temporary noise in the stock market and fundamental shifts, risking reactions based in fear. — Maurie Backman, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026 It’s also sparked criticism, with some worried that strangers are capitalizing on gravesites without notifying descendants and risking damaging the sites. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Furthermore, placing this burden on co-op boards threatens the financial stability of entire building communities, risking maintenance fee hikes for working-class residents. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The constant calculation of how to manage them without drawing attention, or risking your professional reputation, is another. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026 But none of them adequately addresses the problem of ensuring European security without risking further proliferation. — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for risking
  1. venturing
  2. endangering
  3. confronting
  4. threatening
  5. tempting
  6. hazarding
  7. chancing
  8. facing
Verb
  • But Somali pirates have been venturing outside their traditional territory.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Spend your days exploring the farm, hanging with the animals, swapping stories over coffee, and venturing out to Boqueron’s beaches and the bioluminescent waters of nearby La Parguera.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of venturing
Verb
  • Opponents argue the tax will chase billionaires out of the state, endangering the state’s economy and future tax collections.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Lakshmana decides to interrupt the meeting, accepting his own destruction rather than endangering Ayodhya and Rama’s household.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of endangering
Verb
  • California is confronting new rules for sharing public space with machines.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Bianca makes no secret of her grief, and as the two girls grow closer, Erika’s family can no longer avoid confronting Yam’s absence.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of confronting
Verb
  • The dispute comes as the initial surge of excitement surrounding Sanders’ arrival at Colorado has given way to struggles on the field, threatening to erode the program’s once-soaring band.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • His violence is portrayed less as obedience to Rama’s order than as his own reaction to Shurpanakha’s threatening behavior toward Sita.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • Their highest-profile signing has come on the women’s side, tempting Polish great Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, second at both the Tour de France and World Championships this season, to join from Canyon-SRAM.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The snacks spill from every aisle, tempting you with Ghost Pepper Potato Chips and two-bite cookies in plastic drums while you’re supposed to be finding the frozen broccoli.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of tempting
Verb
  • But Sixx isn’t hazarding a guess as to when the next batch of new material will come along.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of hazarding
Verb
  • In all, the Ducks outshot the Oilers 20-7, also out-chancing, out-hitting and outscoring them in the process.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • About two-thirds of Levshunov’s even-strength ice time this season has come alongside Kaiser, and the Blackhawks haven’t been scored on in those minutes, while significantly out-chancing opponents.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of chancing
Verb
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing one of the most significant electoral tests of his decades-long political career after three years of war, crisis and global outcry over the country's military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • As technology companies become increasingly valuable, executives are facing greater scrutiny over how that wealth should benefit the public.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of facing

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