gamble (with)

verb

Definition of gamble (with)next
as in to endanger
to place in danger you don't want to gamble with your life, so buckle up

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  1. endanger
  2. risk
  3. threaten
  4. adventure
Verb
  • Smith also defended the prosecution by arguing that Trump endangered the right to vote and have that vote counted.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • According to Pygmy Hippo Conservation, the hippo species, native to West Africa, was declared endangered in 1993, when only 2,000–2,500 individuals remained in the wild.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of endanger
Verb
  • Worse, such a move could risk rolling back the refugee and asylum protections that remain critical for tens of millions of vulnerable people.
    Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Talent Will Flee Rather Than Return To Office Companies enforcing strict RTO policies risk losing top talent to competitors offering more flexible hybrid or remote arrangements.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of risk
Verb
  • The proposal comes as California legislators are shoring up legal resources in anticipation of litigation with incoming President Donald Trump, who has threatened to withhold disaster aid relief for wildfires like the ongoing infernos in Los Angeles.
    Lia Russell and, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Eaton Fire, which has burned over 13,000 acres, continues to threaten homes and has led to widespread evacuations.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of threaten
Verb
  • There are lots of people that lose friends and family to adventure.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Future adventuring The charging station will make off-roading in Rivians much easier.
    Emme Hall, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of adventure
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