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as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
he knew he was in danger when he received the threatening phone calls at home
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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage
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Recent Examples of danger
Which opposing player poses the greatest danger?
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The danger the Dolphins pose on the ground is less about steady gains than the risk of an explosive run.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
This leaves a critical gap in knowledge on the field, especially when practice environments like gyms without air conditioning or turf fields, where temperatures can register 40 degrees hotter than grass, add to the danger.
—Laura Schifter, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
In harsher winter zones (Zones 1-3), grow in containers and bring into a garage or shed until the danger of frost has passed.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2025
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The danger the Dolphins pose on the ground is less about steady gains than the risk of an explosive run.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
This leaves a critical gap in knowledge on the field, especially when practice environments like gyms without air conditioning or turf fields, where temperatures can register 40 degrees hotter than grass, add to the danger.
—Laura Schifter, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
In harsher winter zones (Zones 1-3), grow in containers and bring into a garage or shed until the danger of frost has passed.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for danger
Noun
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Pilots allow organizations to learn, adapt, and de-risk before scaling up.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Getting confronted with gruesome, horrific imagery has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto social media.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pressing global issues, including Russia and Ukraine, Russia's threat to NATO's Eastern flank and the war in Gaza will surely be a main topic for the leaders.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The ozone layer's healing demonstrates that entire nations can coordinate to address planetary threats.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Efforts to end the nearly two-year-long war and free remaining Israeli hostages were thrown into jeopardy after Israel's attack on Qatar, which had hosted Israeli negotiators in hotels in Doha and would shuffle between floors carrying messages between them and the Hamas leaders in exile.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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His life was in daily jeopardy due to scheduling convenience.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Turkish Defense Ministry/AP Key Takeaways Larger carriers carry more aircraft, fuel, and supplies for longer operations but come with higher costs, bigger crews, greater risk from advanced weapons, and trouble in tight or shallow waters.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the results were impressive, the fact that Nutrafol even went to the trouble of creating such a rigorous study around its supplement was enough to make our dermatologist judges suspend their usual skepticism around the ingestibles category.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Danger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/danger. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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