as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
a hazardous journey across the arctic ice
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Recent Examples of hazardous
More than 20 million people from Texas to South Dakota and Iowa are under red flag warnings for hazardous fire weather conditions early this week.
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Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
And 12 miles to the east is a former military waste disposal site, which has been designated as a Superfund site, or one that needs longtime hazardous material cleanup.
—Cyrus Farivar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Terahertz waves have been proposed as a powerful tool to quickly transfer giant volumes of data in potential 6G networks and to see through solid matter, like X-rays—only without the hazardous ionizing radiation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2025
If after an inspection a building is determined to be hazardous to pedestrians passing below — such as if its facade is deteriorating — the owner must protect the sidewalk, in a manner approved by the city, until the problem is fixed.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 14 Mar. 2025
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Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
And 12 miles to the east is a former military waste disposal site, which has been designated as a Superfund site, or one that needs longtime hazardous material cleanup.
—Cyrus Farivar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Terahertz waves have been proposed as a powerful tool to quickly transfer giant volumes of data in potential 6G networks and to see through solid matter, like X-rays—only without the hazardous ionizing radiation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2025
If after an inspection a building is determined to be hazardous to pedestrians passing below — such as if its facade is deteriorating — the owner must protect the sidewalk, in a manner approved by the city, until the problem is fixed.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hazardous
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Paved highways meant dangerous going for horse and rider, and her only mishap of the trip would come at Portland, when Goldie slipped on rain-slick pavement and fell on his rider and broke her leg, resulting in a delay of several weeks.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Part of this season’s focus has been on building his partnership with Murphy, whose primary attacking role is to find Isak in dangerous areas, and encouraging his team-mates to involve the striker whenever possible.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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From Sailing Ships To The Ocean Liner Before the advent of the ocean liner, transoceanic travel was a perilous endeavor on sailing ships that were at the mercy of the elements.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The gathering underscored the perilous, uncertain time federal workers across the Kansas City metro – and the country – find themselves in, as Trump moves to gut federal agencies.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Traditionally, however, penny stocks are pretty risky.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Forgoing a balanced diet or drastically cutting calories is risky.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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Bel Air estate Kardashian began dating a new man in 2012, and things between her and Ye got real serious real fast.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
13 Mar. 2025
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The comedy scenes have an energy that’s missing in the more serious sequences, say the clumsily metaphorical shots of George fishing.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Deeming Starliner unsafe for return, NASA ordered it to fly back empty last September and moved Wilmore and Williams to a SpaceX flight originally scheduled for February.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Alcohol is dehydrating, can negatively impact the immune system, and can be unsafe with cold medications.1 There is no cure for the common cold, but there are better supportive measures than whiskey to help provide relief.—
Amelia MacIntyre,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Hazardous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazardous. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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