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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
mountain climbing is a risk, but the thrill and challenge are worth it
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as in danger
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
children living in poverty are considered at risk for a number of medical and developmental problems
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as in to venture
to take a chance on
Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need
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as in to endanger
to place in danger
we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme
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Recent Examples of risk
Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm:
To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
Mark S. Bell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
Given Trump’s towering popularity among G.O.P. primary voters, only a handful of the fifty-three Republican senators have been willing to risk even a slight public break with him.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois under a severe risk of severe weather.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm:
To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Avoiding the dilemma of either yielding to Russian nuclear threats and allowing the loss of NATO territory or risking nuclear escalation in attempting to liberate NATO territory would require conventional defenses capable of halting a Russian incursion at the border.
—Mark S. Bell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
Given Trump’s towering popularity among G.O.P. primary voters, only a handful of the fifty-three Republican senators have been willing to risk even a slight public break with him.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for risk
Noun
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The greatest tornado threat will begin later in the afternoon and continue overnight.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Evacuation information from Cal Fire Evacuation Orders Immediate threat to life.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The couple shared their shocking experience in a now-viral TikTok video, warning others about the dangers of unsafe food handling.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Gut contents and other fossil evidence make clear that Mammut was only a danger to plants, however, and went extinct along with many other forms of megafauna around 11,000 years ago.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Although this is MrBeast's first venture into literature, the influencer has previously ventured into television with his Prime Video series Beast Games.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hazardous seas also prompted NWS meteorologists to issue a small craft advisory warning inexperienced mariners, especially those in small vessels, against venturing out into the ocean.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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All three are important because their species are endangered.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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And the one again, that are targeted toward those, again, who are most endangered as a result of this.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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That record was put in serious jeopardy in 2007 by Bill Belichick's New England Patriots.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s ruling throws her ability to run into jeopardy, with another candidate likely having to lead the party’s presidential aspirations in two years.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He is charged with conspiracy, attacking civilians, murder in violation of the law or war, terrorism, hijacking or hazarding a vessel or aircraft and intentionally causing serious bodily injury.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Navy prosecuted Seaman Recruit Ryan Mays on charges of aggravated arson and willfully hazarding a vessel.—
Ziva Branstetter,
ProPublica,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Tariffs announced earlier this week, however, threaten to derail hiring and worsen inflation, multiple analysts previously told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Severe thunderstorms threatened a swath of the country with a population of 2.3 million people from northeast Texas through Arkansas and into southeast Missouri.—
ANDREW DeMILLO,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Police eventually returned the child home, and Bass reported the child had been in trouble the day before, according to a police report.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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But sometimes, that curiosity can get them into trouble, especially when electrical cords are involved.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/risk. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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