as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
that stupid prank could turn out to be a jeopardizing event in your academic career
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as in endangering
to place in danger
don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board
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Recent Examples of jeopardizing
Zellnor Myrie, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
The president-elect has pledged to impose a 25 percent tariff on all imports from Mexico and Canada on his first day in office, potentially jeopardizing Canada's access to its largest export market.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Although anti-vaccine sentiment predates the pandemic, a small number of rogue physicians and influencers have amplified disinformation, jeopardizing public trust.
—Jonathan Bloom, Sun Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
But that would mean jeopardizing the revenue of the plastic-making industry, and petroleum-producing countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia (plastic is mostly made from oil and gas), pushed against those measures, blocking a deal.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
Another Nature study found that hybrid work improves retention rates without jeopardizing performance and reduces quit rates among women and those with long commutes.
—Liz Elting, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The woman alleges the ex was struggling with significant mental health challenges, and that her behavior affected the boyfriend to the point of jeopardizing his academic performance.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Let’s explore why taking PTO can feel impossible under these conditions and how to set boundaries without jeopardizing your career.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Her union handlers believed someone else might have caused her contamination, and spiked her test kits, in order to sideline her and prevent her from causing trouble for Kerr-McGee -- or perhaps from jeopardizing their jobs.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
This process delays prosecutors who are racing against the clock, potentially jeopardizing important cases.
—Zellnor Myrie, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
The president-elect has pledged to impose a 25 percent tariff on all imports from Mexico and Canada on his first day in office, potentially jeopardizing Canada's access to its largest export market.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Although anti-vaccine sentiment predates the pandemic, a small number of rogue physicians and influencers have amplified disinformation, jeopardizing public trust.
—Jonathan Bloom, Sun Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
But that would mean jeopardizing the revenue of the plastic-making industry, and petroleum-producing countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia (plastic is mostly made from oil and gas), pushed against those measures, blocking a deal.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
Another Nature study found that hybrid work improves retention rates without jeopardizing performance and reduces quit rates among women and those with long commutes.
—Liz Elting, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The woman alleges the ex was struggling with significant mental health challenges, and that her behavior affected the boyfriend to the point of jeopardizing his academic performance.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Let’s explore why taking PTO can feel impossible under these conditions and how to set boundaries without jeopardizing your career.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Her union handlers believed someone else might have caused her contamination, and spiked her test kits, in order to sideline her and prevent her from causing trouble for Kerr-McGee -- or perhaps from jeopardizing their jobs.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardizing
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Hamilton said that wind shear combined with an icy runway would make dangerous conditions for a flip.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Schools districts throughout Kentucky closed on Monday, citing flooded streets, dangerous travel conditions and power outages that impacted some 15,000 homes and businesses.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Wilson, 46, is charged with murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child for the explosion of violence inside the victim’s apartment on Macombs Road near Inwood Ave.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
21 Dec. 2024
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Cloe Workman, 20, is charged in Hamilton County Municipal Court with misdemeanor child endangering and domestic violence.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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However, the Cutler documentary project could examine a downside to seizing Greenland (apart from disrupting the NATO alliance): the site is strewn with hazardous material.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The way that the power cable loops out in some shots does look a bit hazardous, although it could presumably be tucked in better for out-on-the-street use.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Nolan’s mythic action epic, shot with new Imax cameras, is based on the ancient Greek poem by Homer which follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his perilous journey home after the Trojan War.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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Over the next three days, the serum changed hands multiple times, with teams of mushers and dogs navigating increasingly perilous conditions.—
David Kindy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The lesson here was that complacency and incompetence can sometimes be just as threatening to cybersecurity and resilience as the most devious and determined hackers.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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An extreme wind event is threatening one of Los Angeles’ toniest neighborhoods, igniting fires through Pacific Palisades.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And have no fear, Alexa’s cat Chowder gets caught up in a risky cat-and-mouse chase of its own.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Employment reduces economic pressures that lead to risky behaviors, offering stability and alternatives to crime.—
Keith Howard,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Monday's crash is the fifth serious aviation incident since late January, including the crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C., between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane that left 67 dead.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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For years, though, the independent federal agency took serious enforcement actions, which were spurred by consumer complaints and investigative reports.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Jeopardizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardizing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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