jeopard

verb

ˈje-pərd How to pronounce jeopard (audio)
Definition of jeopardnext
as in to endanger
to place in danger a scandal that could seriously jeopard his political career

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopard
  1. endanger
  2. threaten
  3. risk
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  • They’re listed as endangered under state and federal law.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The singing, chanting, and DIY percussion serves to not only symbolically rouse the trees from their slumber but to scare off bugs, blight, and whatever bad spirits might endanger them.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of endanger
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  • London’s Design Museum is hoping people will want to look at said swimsuit without Anderson threatening to pop out of it like a chestburster from the Alien movies.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2013, researchers at University of Wisconsin put people in MRI machines and threatened to shock them at random.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of threaten
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  • The procession of plutocrats could also risk watering down Trump’s populist brand, which gained support among working-class voters in the 2024 election.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
  • That risks revisiting the debate between big tech and lawmakers around how to breach the encryption enclave without fatally weakening it.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of risk
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“Jeopard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopard. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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