as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
I didn't think I would be subject to any endangerment if I simply dangled my legs over the rock ledge
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Recent Examples of endangerment
During a news conference, officers said Eric Valencia, 37, entered the vehicle shortly after being booked on suspicion of DUI and child endangerment.
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Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Mystic Rayne, 53, is facing charges of wanton endangerment and criminal mischief.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
Both women face more than a decade in prison for the child endangerment charges.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Authorities questioned Webb’s story and arrested him on suspicion of child endangerment, but he was released a day later.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
In mid-February, the agency repealed the endangerment finding, a 2009 rule that named six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, as polluting the air and endangering public health.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Support for the plan generally came from industry and regulatory reform groups who said the vehicle standards that rest on the endangerment finding are costly and unduly burdensome.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
First issued in 2009 during the Obama administration, the endangerment finding is considered the federal government’s most powerful tool to tackle climate pollution.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
At the federal level, legal foundations supporting vehicle emissions standards — including the endangerment finding that underpins limits on harmful tailpipe pollution — are being challenged.
—Bob Keefe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Mystic Rayne, 53, is facing charges of wanton endangerment and criminal mischief.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
Both women face more than a decade in prison for the child endangerment charges.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Authorities questioned Webb’s story and arrested him on suspicion of child endangerment, but he was released a day later.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
In mid-February, the agency repealed the endangerment finding, a 2009 rule that named six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, as polluting the air and endangering public health.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Support for the plan generally came from industry and regulatory reform groups who said the vehicle standards that rest on the endangerment finding are costly and unduly burdensome.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
First issued in 2009 during the Obama administration, the endangerment finding is considered the federal government’s most powerful tool to tackle climate pollution.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
At the federal level, legal foundations supporting vehicle emissions standards — including the endangerment finding that underpins limits on harmful tailpipe pollution — are being challenged.
—Bob Keefe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangerment
Noun
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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
Noun
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This promises investors dramatic upside, or the jeopardy of existential implosion, depending on their results on the field.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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This is a city of unprecedented opportunity and jeopardy.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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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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“Endangerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangerment. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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