as in to threaten
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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Recent Examples of endanger
The big picture: These temperatures endanger public health, stress electricity grids and damage crops.
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Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Rising seas and powerful storms are endangering the state’s sprawling coastline.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Another worried the fire had crept out of the Palisades toward Santa Monica Canyon, endangering his house.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When there's a wildfire endangering homes insured by comp, crews from the company show up loaded with their own water supplies.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Rising seas and powerful storms are endangering the state’s sprawling coastline.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Another worried the fire had crept out of the Palisades toward Santa Monica Canyon, endangering his house.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When there's a wildfire endangering homes insured by comp, crews from the company show up loaded with their own water supplies.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for endanger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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The vice president would not have been threatened with a hanging.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cautioned how social media could threaten democracies around the globe.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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TikTok appears to be accessible again for U.S. users after Trump offered assurances to the company’s service providers, including Apple and Google, who risk massive fines for each user downloading the app during the ban.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some teams are leaning on the numbers in these situations by not risking a threatening opportunity.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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But lose one of those and your entire business could be jeopardized.—
Chris Kille,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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This order jeopardizes the citizenship of millions of people in the United States.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Raising and breeding such creatures, some experts warn, could imperil living animals used as surrogates and the ecosystems into which resurrected individuals might ultimately be released.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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Such an overhaul could imperil the development of life-saving treatments, experts warn. by Anna Maria Barry-Jester Change Appearance Republish ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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