hazards 1 of 2

noun

Definition of hazardsnext
plural of hazard
1
as in threats
something that may cause injury or harm the tumbledown old barn was considered a fire hazard

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2
as in chances
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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hazards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hazard
1
as in endangers
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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2
as in risks
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 Synonyms for hazards
  1. threats
  2. dangers
  3. luck
  4. circumstances
  5. threatens
  6. accidents
Noun
  • Other than to note that students had made threats of bodily harm against the classmate, Surprise police spokesperson Sgt.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This battle has been a constant since the inception of the computer age, with cyber threats evolving in sophistication and scale.
    Cathy Ross, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of threats
Noun
  • And this is one of the biggest dangers with the current war, is this process of desensitizing people, brutalizing people.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Yet even after his public fall from grace, Lane remained convinced of the dangers that constipation posed to health.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of dangers
Noun
  • Rizzi, unlike in the morning, also had some luck on his side, as Atlanta missed three field goals.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Madelyn Cline has had better luck with a role in the excellent Knives Out: Glass Onion.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of luck
Noun
  • Historians reviewing other Omaha Beach losses reassessed the circumstances of Andrews' death, noting the initials on the belt found with X-48 were a possible association.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For most people languishing on the waitlist, the program is essentially on hold, and there are reports of similar circumstances in other parts of the country, including Maine and Oklahoma.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of circumstances
Verb
  • The world’s gotten a lot more dangerous in the last few days as the dockworkers’ strike threatens to hike the likes of grocery prices and the Mideast teeters on the brink of widespread warfare.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The work stoppage threatens to reignite inflation and cause layoffs in related industries if the work stoppage persists, experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of threatens
Noun
  • But in April 2020, Boeing pulled the plug after the pandemic and two major 737 Max accidents that killed hundreds severely hurt its business.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
  • And as a footnote, black market energy commodities, which are what much of Russia’s exports have become, are usually dirty, and shadow tankers are often leaky and almost always uninsured, creating the potential for catastrophic environmental and economic accidents.
    Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of accidents
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