as in to endanger
to place in danger
a single mistake could imperil the lives of everyone involved in the military operation
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as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
the city has reduced the number of its firefighters, to the imperilment of every homeowner
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Recent Examples of imperil
Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
Related Stories After a splashy debut at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where the company acquired four movies, Row K’s slate looks imperiled.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
But military action that goes badly has often imperiled presidents and brought irreversible political consequences.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
But Iran has multiple ways to imperil vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Trump’s desire to bundle the bills and amendments together also risks imperiling the appropriations legislation.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
Related Stories After a splashy debut at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where the company acquired four movies, Row K’s slate looks imperiled.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
But military action that goes badly has often imperiled presidents and brought irreversible political consequences.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
But Iran has multiple ways to imperil vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperil
Verb
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Both Kendra and Joseph were charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of false imprisonment, the Tontitown Police Department announced March 20.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other projects have or would have endangered the bleached sandhill skipper butterfly, the sage-grouse, and steamboat buckwheat.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So the San Francisco Bay Area resident went back to a family recipe and decided to take a risk, with a whisk.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The notion of compliance as an interconnected system aligns with broader trends in risk management.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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An extended strike threatened to disrupt the industry, which could ultimately drive up prices, said Jennifer Martin at Colorado State University’s animal sciences department.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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And that is totally threatened by these new technologies.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This promises investors dramatic upside, or the jeopardy of existential implosion, depending on their results on the field.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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This is a city of unprecedented opportunity and jeopardy.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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There is a danger, in climate planning, of investing in protection against the previous disaster rather than against the next—the engineer’s version of fighting the last war.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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There was not really a danger from Minnesota, honestly.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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At even strength in the first period, the Sharks had all kinds of trouble with the Predators’ pressure in the defensive and neutral zones.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Illini had trouble getting in an extended flow and at times looked deflated.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Imperil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperil. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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