as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
got everyone out of harm's way just minutes before the house was ripped apart by the tornado
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Recent Examples of harm's way
With Colby in harm's way, Carter runs out of the stall, grabs the shotgun, and deals with the offending horse.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Isik said that the STS operations potentially put an area of Turkey that is popular with tourists in harm's way.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Crowding the area can interfere with emergency response efforts and may put them in harm's way.
—Adam Coughran, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
But even adjusted for inflation, damages from intense storms are skyrocketing because people are building in harm's way, rebuilding costs are rising faster than inflation and human-caused climate change are making storms stronger and wetter, experts in different fields said.
—CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Isik said that the STS operations potentially put an area of Turkey that is popular with tourists in harm's way.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Crowding the area can interfere with emergency response efforts and may put them in harm's way.
—Adam Coughran, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
But even adjusted for inflation, damages from intense storms are skyrocketing because people are building in harm's way, rebuilding costs are rising faster than inflation and human-caused climate change are making storms stronger and wetter, experts in different fields said.
—CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harm's way
Noun
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Assess your risk The importance of all this advice depends on a person’s health and their exposure to poor quality air.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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For every 2,000 steps a person walks, their risk of cancer, heart disease and premature death lowers by 10%, peaking at 10,000 steps daily, according to two studies published in JAMA Neurology and JAMA Internal Medicine.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Those dependencies have put the US in increasing jeopardy as foreign government hackers exploit these networks’ complexity and inconsistency.—
Eric Geller,
WIRED,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, the wildfire outbreak there on Tuesday, has put many of these properties into jeopardy.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Bob Lee, a veteran wildlife officer and author, will describe the excitement and dangers game wardens face every day.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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The victim’s uncle, Ibrahima Barry, said his nephew came to New York to escape the political dangers in Guinea.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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There’s a small sign of trouble when the two stop by a strawberry stand and the woman running it hits on Isaac.—
Jourdain Searles,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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Sources close to the situation said that the trouble started when Johnson and another one of Black’s baby mamas got into it toward the end of the party.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Harm's way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harm%27s%20way. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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