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
The physical security of the data centers is more precarious, and the conflict is damaging the economic health of the petrostates, thereby jeopardizing a major source of further investment in American AI firms.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Anthropic said the designation violated its First Amendment rights, tarnished its reputation and jeopardized hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of contracts.
—Devan Cole, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
But, similar to the WNBA, which announced its new CBA earlier this week, MLB must ensure negotiations to get a new labor agreement don’t jeopardize a wave of positive momentum.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
By inflating microplastic counts in this size range, using laboratory gloves may jeopardize the studies that inform future policies and regulations.
—Anne McNeil, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Anthropic said the designation violated its First Amendment rights, tarnished its reputation and jeopardized hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of contracts.
—Devan Cole, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
But, similar to the WNBA, which announced its new CBA earlier this week, MLB must ensure negotiations to get a new labor agreement don’t jeopardize a wave of positive momentum.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
By inflating microplastic counts in this size range, using laboratory gloves may jeopardize the studies that inform future policies and regulations.
—Anne McNeil, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
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Both Kendra and Joseph were charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of false imprisonment, the Tontitown Police Department announced March 20.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other projects have or would have endangered the bleached sandhill skipper butterfly, the sage-grouse, and steamboat buckwheat.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The war has threatened global supplies of oil and natural gas, sparked fertilizer shortages and disrupted air travel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, there was Foster, checking into the game just as the whole thing threatened to go off the rails for Duke.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Jeopardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardize. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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