as in threats
something that may cause injury or harm
willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage
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Recent Examples of dangers
Authorities across the country are now issuing a warning to parents about the dangers that come from playing these types of games.
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Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Some are concerned with the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
Putin’s own officials couldn’t have put it better themselves, much to the horror of our European allies, who know the dangers of appeasement.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
The dangers of replicating humans and the potential for unethical abuse of the technology are stressed in a dour warning by a senior official on Earth, played with fiery authority in her final screen role by the redoubtable Haydn Gwynne, to whom the film is dedicated.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
The show encapsulates the appeals and dangers of alternative and unproven cancer treatments.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
But fears of the dangers her family members and others would face if they’re sent back to Haiti are overwhelming.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The diesel emission dangers to health and the environment do not stop at our borders.
—Dave Cortese, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Health, safety dangers to know about.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Some are concerned with the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
Putin’s own officials couldn’t have put it better themselves, much to the horror of our European allies, who know the dangers of appeasement.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
The dangers of replicating humans and the potential for unethical abuse of the technology are stressed in a dour warning by a senior official on Earth, played with fiery authority in her final screen role by the redoubtable Haydn Gwynne, to whom the film is dedicated.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
The show encapsulates the appeals and dangers of alternative and unproven cancer treatments.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
But fears of the dangers her family members and others would face if they’re sent back to Haiti are overwhelming.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The diesel emission dangers to health and the environment do not stop at our borders.
—Dave Cortese, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Health, safety dangers to know about.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Dangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangers. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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