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
In addition to people residing in the country illegally, immigrants with valid documentation, including green cards and visas, have been detained and face legal jeopardy.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The other company members all said more or less the same thing: everyone respected Matthew’s great passion for the play, for the character, but why should the company put itself in legal jeopardy for what was, essentially, one man’s fancy?
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Schools that have drawn down their endowments for annual expenses have found themselves in serious financial jeopardy.
—Gregory E. Sterling, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
During the season finale, the family's lives are put in jeopardy
On The Waterfront, danger is around every dock.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 21 June 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The other company members all said more or less the same thing: everyone respected Matthew’s great passion for the play, for the character, but why should the company put itself in legal jeopardy for what was, essentially, one man’s fancy?
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Schools that have drawn down their endowments for annual expenses have found themselves in serious financial jeopardy.
—Gregory E. Sterling, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
During the season finale, the family's lives are put in jeopardy
On The Waterfront, danger is around every dock.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for jeopardy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
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And a report released Thursday by Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, looking at the dangers of fragrances specifically, found that over 98% of fragrance chemicals either lack basic safety data or are classified as high or potentially high concern by scientific authorities.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
21 July 2025
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But even if the out-of-towners from Austin, Dallas, and beyond in the campgrounds along the river did receive these alerts on their phones, how many of them would have fully grasped the danger?—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Noun
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But the number ticking up will add to the Fed's concerns about the inflationary risks of a cut.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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There is a slight risk of excessive rainfall across most of east Central Florida.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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View gallery - 5 images Harley-Davidson’s boardroom troubles are there for everyone to see.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 July 2025
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Miranda had trouble finding harpy eagle experts who were willing to co-author this paper with him.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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Aging infrastructure and rising water levels are increasing the number of dams at risk of overtopping, threatening their structural integrity and potentially putting downstream communities in peril.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Fossil fuel pollution — alongside other compounding factors — has transformed these months into a time of mounting peril, punctuated by relentless heat waves, rampant wildfires and catastrophic flooding.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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