endangering

verb

present participle of endanger
as in risking
to place in danger a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people

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Recent Examples of endangering Oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the coast of Oman is not only endangering a nearby island but has now also reached beaches on the Gulf Arab country's mainland, to the north of the island, Oman’s environment authority said Wednesday. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 The Parks worker, Joshua Moe, 24, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment after the child lost parts of her fingers on her left hand when the firework went off Tuesday evening, police said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 They have both been charged with four counts of abandoning or endangering a child. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Kendra Duggar, 27, and Joseph Duggar, 31, were both charged on March 20 with four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of false imprisonment after an investigation, according to a release from local police. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 Both Joseph Duggar, 31, and Kendra Duggar, 28, were charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of false imprisonment in March and pleaded not guilty the following month. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Critics, including public health experts and food scientists, have long said the industry has exploited the rule to introduce thousands of unstudied chemicals into the nation’s food supply, potentially endangering public health. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 After the search of the Duggars’ home, officials in Arkansas filed those endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment charges against Kendra and Joseph. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 Tracey was arrested days after the incident and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction. — Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangering
  1. risking
  2. threatening
  3. jeopardizing
  4. imperiling
Verb
  • The shortage of rain across much of Europe is taxing water supplies and risking new wildfires.
    — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Preparing him to return properly to a competitive rhythm without risking injury will take time.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of risking
Verb
  • Some of the loudest opposing voices are creatives, who see the products being created by AI companies as something threatening to their own practice and to the world at-large.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman warned at the United Nations Thursday that Yemen’s internal collapse is increasingly threatening interests far beyond its borders.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • Fight after fight broke out within minutes of the 49ers’ joint practice with the Titans, jeopardizing just how much longer Tuesday’s work might last.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • At Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix, physicians noticed that hospitalized patients awaiting transplants were becoming weaker, jeopardizing their chances of getting a heart.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of jeopardizing
Verb
  • Its screenshots have circulated with ferocity this past week as proof that Grande is in danger, and imperiling others with her.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Between 2 and 5 inches of rain could fall in different sections of New England, potentially imperiling a handful of places already drenched by previous storms in recent days.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of imperiling

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