as in to threaten
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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Recent Examples of endanger
The new calf's birth is especially poignant in terms of conservation as Masai giraffes are endangered, with only about 30,000 left in the wild, per a blog post from Disney Parks.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
However, the Israeli military said all three teens were throwing rocks toward a highway, endangering passing motorists.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
The Republicans' latest budget resolution includes massive cuts across federal programs, including those under the purview of the Agriculture Committee, raising alarms among both Democrats that food aid could be endangered.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The seabirds are critically endangered, grappling with issues like pollution and climate change in the coastal waters of South Africa and Namibia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
However, the Israeli military said all three teens were throwing rocks toward a highway, endangering passing motorists.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
The Republicans' latest budget resolution includes massive cuts across federal programs, including those under the purview of the Agriculture Committee, raising alarms among both Democrats that food aid could be endangered.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The seabirds are critically endangered, grappling with issues like pollution and climate change in the coastal waters of South Africa and Namibia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
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Instead, opponents of the job cuts are making arguments more in line with the Trump administration’s priorities by saying the cuts threaten nuclear energy, mineral production and expanding energy access.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Now cuts to federal funding threaten efforts to prevent more cases and outbreaks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Apr. 2025
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The film is about a couple who, desperate to escape their suffocating reality, risks everything on a revolutionary dream-sharing device.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Those who don't want to risk missing out should start preparing for it now. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But analysts warn that trimming them could jeopardize precarious recruiting efforts.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
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What People Think Opinions related to health submitted to The Hill: The private sector must lead the way in biomedical research Medicaid cuts jeopardize the right to age at home You’re all caught up.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Violent crime is down 26% compared to last year, Bowser said, but a budget cut would imperil public safety programs.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Many critics of de-extinction argue that the huge sums of money invested in the project could be better spent elsewhere — and that raising and breeding the hybrid creatures could imperil living animals used as surrogates.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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