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
Adjective
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Africa, where the World Health Organization has deemed skin bleaching a dangerous and common phenomenon, is no exception.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Directed by John Carpenter, Escape from New York taps into the anxieties at the height of Cold War paranoia and urban decay fears, presenting a future where America’s own cities have become as dangerous as any foreign battlefield.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 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
Adjective
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Risk for People With Sleep Apnea Mouth taping can be risky for people with sleep apnea.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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Boeing's troubles continued for much of 2024, as its Starliner spacecraft was deemed too risky to carry astronauts home from the International Space Station.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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Progress against the disease rebounded quickly after the disruptions caused by COVID-19, but recent reductions in development assistance for health pose a serious threat to sustaining this momentum.—
Peter Sands,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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At the time, there was serious anxiety about whether attendance and viewership could recover.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
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McKell said the new law targets life coaches who had lost their therapist licenses because the state deemed them unsafe to work with patients.—
Jessica Schreifels,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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The building has been unsafe to occupy due to asbestos and other issues for all but a few weeks since.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Hazardous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazardous. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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