as in danger
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
the city's firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues
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Recent Examples of jeopardy
Clock is ticking Unless the team on the field profoundly collapses this season, Riley probably isn’t in serious jeopardy.
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The second of those flybys will occur this Sunday, when JUICE buzzes by Venus — but a communications glitch last month put the preparations for that encounter into jeopardy when the probe unexpectedly went dark.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The second was wide receiver Javon Baker, who was in serious jeopardy of being a roster cut prior to Tuesday.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The Dolphins have tried to build a very team-first culture and a guy who’s ultimately set in his ways could put the team in further jeopardy.
—Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The second of those flybys will occur this Sunday, when JUICE buzzes by Venus — but a communications glitch last month put the preparations for that encounter into jeopardy when the probe unexpectedly went dark.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The second was wide receiver Javon Baker, who was in serious jeopardy of being a roster cut prior to Tuesday.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The Dolphins have tried to build a very team-first culture and a guy who’s ultimately set in his ways could put the team in further jeopardy.
—Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
Noun
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Concerns have already been raised over the dangers of nudification apps that can be used to create pornographic images of people without their consent.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Wildfire danger shifts specifically to California over the next few months, Aman said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Pilots allow organizations to learn, adapt, and de-risk before scaling up.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Getting confronted with gruesome, horrific imagery has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto social media.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Turkish Defense Ministry/AP Key Takeaways Larger carriers carry more aircraft, fuel, and supplies for longer operations but come with higher costs, bigger crews, greater risk from advanced weapons, and trouble in tight or shallow waters.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the results were impressive, the fact that Nutrafol even went to the trouble of creating such a rigorous study around its supplement was enough to make our dermatologist judges suspend their usual skepticism around the ingestibles category.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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But Musk also suggests that the act of pursuing a spacefaring future, despite the perils, can serve as a sort of balm for existential dread.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Phillies had added Bader at the deadline but retained Kepler, whose roster spot was in peril at various points during the summer.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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