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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Recent Examples of imperil
This has had a detrimental effect on wild bird populations, some of which — including the western sandpiper — are now imperiled.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
And yet the same fractures that potentially drive political violence can imperil the collaboration needed to address public-health crises.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
But should lava overrun one of these walls, or a fissure unzip the crust in a populated area, people’s lives would be directly imperiled.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
But this is the kind of activity the city now says has been imperiled.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
And yet the same fractures that potentially drive political violence can imperil the collaboration needed to address public-health crises.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
But should lava overrun one of these walls, or a fissure unzip the crust in a populated area, people’s lives would be directly imperiled.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
But this is the kind of activity the city now says has been imperiled.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Imperil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperil. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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