Endanger
Play
Play verb - To risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event.
Usage example: figuring that she had little to lose, she played her last few bucks on the state lottery
Common collocations
| hero | endanger hero | play hero |
| characters | endanger characters | play characters |
| world | endanger world | play world |
| mission | endanger mission | play mission |
Both words in one sentence
- Another small detail is that Duke comes to the conclusion that the play is imitating real life all on his own (instead of having one of the others endanger their career to make a catty Freudian Slip).
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That said he does play this trope straight in his dislike of Lutherans (a common belief at the time) and his willingness to drive his family into poverty (along with his household staff) and possibly endanger them as well by angering the King.
Source: Theatre / A Man for All Seasons
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Play and Endanger. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/endanger/play
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Play or Endanger. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/endanger/play.
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