ENDANGERS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

endangers

verb

present tense third-person singular of endanger

as in threatens

to place in danger a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people

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Recent Examples of endangers This spews pollution into the air and endangers workers and surrounding neighborhoods. — Micheline Maynard, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Our leaders should retire a relic that endangers people and animals alike, and retire, once and for all, the small and nasty politics used to defend it. — Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026 However, the work, done with Tanzanian government partners, helps track threatened species and monitor human activity that endangers the region’s wildlife, making the few cameras lost in the process all the more worth it. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 In response to that case, a biotech CEO recently warned in these pages that letting courts and politicians second-guess the FDA’s scientific judgment endangers the whole drug pipeline. — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 Similarly, a citizen who violates technology export or import regulations could be banned from leaving if the action endangers industrial or technological security, the regulation says. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Osborn said the practice endangers both officers and other inmates. — Paul Egan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Refusing to do so, Luis stirs a rivalry and potentially endangers his own employment. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026 But when Cary makes a choice that endangers them both, the couple are forever changed by the outcome. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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Under his successor, Rob Manfred, owners again have proposed a salary cap, and a likely management lockout threatens the 2027 season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
On Rogers' earnings call, an analyst asked whether Starlink Mobile threatens to alter the competitive landscape in Canada, but Staffieri noted that there’s limited radio spectrum available for SpaceX to acquire.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of threatens

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Without one, the country risks stalling tools central to its competitiveness, or building them at the expense of the communities next door.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
But that goal risks complicating the campaign for a 20% federal incentive for domestic production, which has broader industry support and which advocates hope will pass by the end of the year.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of risks

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That detour plays into the hand of Mayor Humdinger who hatches a dirty rotten plan to mine the isle of its gem resources, a development that imperils all.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Winners and losers in the shifting tax landscape Critics say the trend toward lower income taxes favors wealthy individuals and corporations and imperils public investments in infrastructure, housing, education and childcare.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of imperils

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Without proper data access, such predictions are likely to fail, which in turn jeopardizes the entire process flow.

— Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Targeting Chinese banks or other institutions could invite retaliation that jeopardizes the two superpowers’ testy trade detente, which began last year after a volatile tariff war.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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