as in endangers
to place in danger
don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board
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Recent Examples of jeopardizes
That jeopardizes the safety of everyone on the highways and tends to depress how much drivers can earn if companies are able to hire cheap immigrant truck drivers and pay them less.
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ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The administration’s plan also doesn’t prioritize new scientific projects, Bell said, which further jeopardizes long-term job stability and space discovery at centers like JPL.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Anything that jeopardizes Saudi oil flows out of the Red Sea will put more upward pressure on global oil prices, said Richard Bronze, co-founder and head of geopolitics at research firm Energy Aspects.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
That jeopardizes pushing creators and their audiences toward platforms that feel freer, faster, and more responsive… but have less reach, ultimately.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
The White House jeopardizes that principle at its peril — and everyone else’s.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
New York Republicans have filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court for a stay on a state court’s redistricting decision that jeopardizes New York City‘s only GOP district.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Women should not feel that supporting other women jeopardizes their own advancement.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Experiences like this reinforce that institutions must adapt their policies so paying people for their time never jeopardizes their basic needs.
—Carrie Leach, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The administration’s plan also doesn’t prioritize new scientific projects, Bell said, which further jeopardizes long-term job stability and space discovery at centers like JPL.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Anything that jeopardizes Saudi oil flows out of the Red Sea will put more upward pressure on global oil prices, said Richard Bronze, co-founder and head of geopolitics at research firm Energy Aspects.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
That jeopardizes pushing creators and their audiences toward platforms that feel freer, faster, and more responsive… but have less reach, ultimately.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
The White House jeopardizes that principle at its peril — and everyone else’s.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
New York Republicans have filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court for a stay on a state court’s redistricting decision that jeopardizes New York City‘s only GOP district.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Women should not feel that supporting other women jeopardizes their own advancement.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Experiences like this reinforce that institutions must adapt their policies so paying people for their time never jeopardizes their basic needs.
—Carrie Leach, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardizes
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The teaser also reveals that the titular character has a huge company, which endangers millions with a drilling operation that goes too far.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Someone this unstable, whose behavior endangers the nation, should not remain in office.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Forty years later, Moscow is once again placing Chornobyl at immense risk — this time through a violent war of aggression that threatens to bring nuclear catastrophe back to Ukraine and Europe.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the consequences of a destabilized Mali, compounded by the wider fallout from the Iran war, are unlikely to stop at its borders and threatens to deepen a deteriorating security crisis across one of the world’s most volatile regions.—
Ulf Laessing,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Jeopardizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardizes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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