as in endangers
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 imperils
Russia hopes to reap the benefits of an extended Middle East war, even as the conflict imperils one of its allies.
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The ruling immediately imperils the cornerstone of the administration’s economic strategy, transforming America’s negotiator-in-chief into a leader stripped of his most potent leverage.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
If only because Spencer Pratt’s plan for Los Angeles does not address public transit, and thus imperils the train.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
The move imperils public interest reporting and will have ramifications far beyond this specific case.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Smith vowed to consider introducing legislation after a Tampa Bay Times investigation last year revealed how pollution imperils hundreds of Florida waterways, including the Indian River Lagoon, where manatees starved to death when seagrass disappeared.
—Bethany Barnes, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
In Brazil, wildcat gold mining degrades the Amazon rainforest and imperils Indigenous groups.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The ruling immediately imperils the cornerstone of the administration’s economic strategy, transforming America’s negotiator-in-chief into a leader stripped of his most potent leverage.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
If only because Spencer Pratt’s plan for Los Angeles does not address public transit, and thus imperils the train.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
The move imperils public interest reporting and will have ramifications far beyond this specific case.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Smith vowed to consider introducing legislation after a Tampa Bay Times investigation last year revealed how pollution imperils hundreds of Florida waterways, including the Indian River Lagoon, where manatees starved to death when seagrass disappeared.
—Bethany Barnes, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
In Brazil, wildcat gold mining degrades the Amazon rainforest and imperils Indigenous groups.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperils
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Kinda endangers the plan that your mom and dad (George McFly, played by Mike Bindeman) might meet, fall in love and you’ll be born.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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The president has gone so far as repealing a longtime scientific finding that climate change endangers public health and the environment.—
Matthew Daly,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Drought threatens the existence of the Western cowboy.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Industry analysts say the agreement threatens to undermine business confidence in the United States by exerting unprecedented executive power to influence the private sector.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Imperils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperils. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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