as in to endanger
to place in danger
don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board
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Recent Examples of jeopardize
Both Lizzy and Lydia, by following their own desires, jeopardize the economic prospects of their entire family.
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Senate Republicans returned to Washington Tuesday from summer break, facing warnings from within that the White House’s clawback of spending passed by Congress could jeopardize a fast-approaching shutdown deadline.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
And now the ChatGPT moment has jeopardized Google’s core business.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Obviously, the Cubs do not want to jeopardize the health of Tucker for a potential deep postseason run.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Senate Republicans returned to Washington Tuesday from summer break, facing warnings from within that the White House’s clawback of spending passed by Congress could jeopardize a fast-approaching shutdown deadline.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
And now the ChatGPT moment has jeopardized Google’s core business.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Obviously, the Cubs do not want to jeopardize the health of Tucker for a potential deep postseason run.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardize
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Ignoring that lesson endangers economies and ingenuity.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Aside from disease, the creatures are vulnerable to habitat loss, animal attacks and being hit by cars, and were named critically endangered in 2022, according to Australia’s World Wildlife Fund (WWF).—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trump has also taken an unusually hands-on approach to pressure policy and leadership changes at a slew of colleges and universities by freezing, or threatening to withhold, federal funding at campuses, including Columbia, George Mason, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Brown, and Michigan.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The clause allows a NATO member to convene a meeting of allies to consult on an issue that could threaten its security.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Jeopardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardize. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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