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
As their romance starts to develop, will the heist be put into jeopardy?
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Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 1 Dec. 2025
But their House majority is in serious jeopardy.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, has been removed from immediate jeopardy by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to the health system.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Silver Springs Health Care specifically received 23 citations from July onward, including some of the most severe types of citations involving immediate jeopardy and active harm to residents.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
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People get in the bathtub, think something, bathe themselves and then stand up from the bathwater, all of this is rather ordinary, but even the most ordinary thing in this world can conceal considerable danger.—
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Sensing danger, Charlie doubles down on sucking up.—
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Most of the world's volcanoes that pose a risk to humans already have detailed maps of their interiors, but not Popocatépetl, despite the fact that some 25 million people live within a 62-mile radius and houses, schools, hospitals and five airports could be affected by an eruption.—
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These popular items are at risk of selling out, so be sure to shop our 10 picks today while prices start at just $16.—
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Another teaches free guitar lessons to keep kids out of trouble.—
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The first signs of trouble came in the opening minutes of the game.—
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Every few months, a story, usually involving a quarterback, becomes the latest high-profile example of off-the-field chaos that is putting college football in peril.—
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The experiences of the last two vice presidents serve as examples of the perils that could await Vance.—
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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