endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
in-ˈdān-jərd 
en-
: being or relating to an endangered species
an endangered bird
put on the endangered list
Examples of endangered in a Sentence
a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat
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If two endangered avian travelers can overcome and overlook a legacy of industrial pollution along the lakefront, so can humans.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Encounter endangered species at the library Kids ages 4 and older are invited to an endangered species day on May 15 at the Canyon Hills Library.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Now the capital's residents are waging an improbable citizen campaign to return the endangered flightless birds to the city.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Experts have repeatedly sounded the alarm on Vantara's massive animal intake, including the import of critically endangered and rare species.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Encounter endangered species at the library Kids ages 4 and older are invited to an endangered species day on May 15 at the Canyon Hills Library.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Now the capital's residents are waging an improbable citizen campaign to return the endangered flightless birds to the city.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Experts have repeatedly sounded the alarm on Vantara's massive animal intake, including the import of critically endangered and rare species.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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