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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
the tumbledown old barn was considered a fire hazard
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as in luck
the uncertain course of events
it was only by hazard and good fortune that we found our way back to the trail
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as in to endanger
to place in danger
just so the tourists could see the sea lions up close, the captain needlessly hazarded his ship
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as in to risk
to take a chance on
was unwilling to hazard landing the plane on the small island, which didn't even have an airfield
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Recent Examples of hazard
Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Growing population The One North development off Armour Road dates back decades when the city took over about 64 acres of land after the federal government had helped to clean up environmental hazards, with the intention to redevelop the area for multipurpose use.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
The exact themes have not been divulged but hazarding a guess, revolution, political freedom, cinema and French cuisine could be expected to make an appearance.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 July 2024
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Noun
Topics will include hazard and risk identification, having communication and reunification plans, utility services disruption, using fire extinguishers and more.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Growing population The One North development off Armour Road dates back decades when the city took over about 64 acres of land after the federal government had helped to clean up environmental hazards, with the intention to redevelop the area for multipurpose use.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
Verb
Mary, care to hazard a guess as to who’s behind that mask?
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
The exact themes have not been divulged but hazarding a guess, revolution, political freedom, cinema and French cuisine could be expected to make an appearance.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hazard
Noun
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The thinking among investors is that the stocks in the ETF will get more attention due to the threat from Iran's sophisticated army of hackers.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Abrego Garcia was deported in March to El Salvador despite an earlier federal court order blocking his removal to that country due to the threat of gang violence.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2025
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Many of the common complaints with dating apps include just feeling like a number, a lack of luck in finding the right match, and fewer opportunities to meet a partner in real life.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Those who wanted more choices would be out of luck.—
Andrew Yang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Verb
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These strikes were precise and limited—aimed not at the Iranian people, but at the violent ideology that endangers them too.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Only in the contiguous United States did citizens require high-budget movies to understand the chain of events by which the war might endanger their homes.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The entire medical establishment risked their lives to keep me and millions of other cancer patients and others alive and well during the covid epidemic.—
Jonathan Gluck,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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While one pursues love and belonging, the other struggles against tradition, both risking everything as cultural clashes and dangerous enemies threaten to destroy them.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
Noun
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This temperature range is considered the danger zone.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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The real danger here isn’t that LLaMA can write a Silverman-style joke.—
Aron Solomon
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
Noun
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There is a chance Bailey could morph into a playmaker and star-level difference-maker on the wing.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Fewer chances for local talent, less dynamic regional economies, and a slow fade in our standing as a place where bold ideas are born and built.—
Rob Zielonka,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Pachuca never mustered enough quality around the industrious Salomon Rondon to truly threaten Yassine Bounou, even as Al Hilal’s passivity flirted with danger.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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When the prince brings boyfriend Dev to meet his royal family, their aristocratic inertia threatens the young love.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Reports soon emerged indicating Marte was in tears because of a fan yelling something to him about his late mother, who died in a car accident in 2017.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Domino Effect Prevention The domino effect prevention model suggests accidents result from interconnected events, each like a falling domino that sets off the next.—
Aleksandr Yampolskiy,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Hazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazard. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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