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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
life is full of unexpected perils
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as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
they were unhappy about sending their son into peril overseas
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as in to endanger
to place in danger
a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily
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Recent Examples of peril
Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
But while lei making remains popular, its future could be in peril.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 May 2025
Peer institutions tenuously, and then more forcefully, banded together to challenge the incursions; so did small schools in red states, such as Millsaps College, in Mississippi, and Talladega College, in Alabama, for whom cuts represent real financial peril.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Most of the set pieces are callbacks to the series’ history of putting Cruise in peril and demonstrating his ability to stay in extraordinary fighting shape.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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Noun
More importantly, the world economy is in peril amidst a trade war of our own making.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
But while lei making remains popular, its future could be in peril.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 May 2025
Peer institutions tenuously, and then more forcefully, banded together to challenge the incursions; so did small schools in red states, such as Millsaps College, in Mississippi, and Talladega College, in Alabama, for whom cuts represent real financial peril.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Most of the set pieces are callbacks to the series’ history of putting Cruise in peril and demonstrating his ability to stay in extraordinary fighting shape.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peril
Noun
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The 24/7 monitoring centers were already thinly staffed, Allen said, and the further reductions are deeply concerning, especially given the threat of an earthquake and tsunami in the Pacific Northwest.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Microsoft began publicizing its quantum computing protections in 2023 with its Quantum Safe program, which intended to harden the company’s entire portfolio against the threat of quantum computing breaking encryption.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Rising risk in the event of delinquencies Banks may expose themselves to rising risk over time if private credit firms take on less secure loans than the banks would normally fund.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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The most significant risk for 2025, the executives said, is if companies take a substantial hit to their bottom line or ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWs) see their wallets squeezed.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Atlanta provided him a second chance, but that opportunity appears endangered.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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With fewer than 400 individuals left in fragmented forest habitats, it is critically endangered.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Scientists with Oceana and governmental and conservation organizations say the whales also face dangers from entanglement in commercial crabbing and fishing gear and vessel strikes.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Officials and scientists have known for decades of the earthquake danger posed by soft-story apartment buildings.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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The move has put in jeopardy millions of dollars for education, health care and law enforcement projects.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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An interesting conversation between Nilay Patel and Jon Gruber touches on many issues, challenges, and legal jeopardy that Apple faces in 2025.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Diddy's former assistant George Kaplan says rapper threatened his job 'monthly' Kaplan, who worked as Combs' executive assistant from 2014-2015, testified on May 21 that the rapper threatened his job on an almost monthly basis.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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These cuts threaten to curtail thousands of research projects and could lead to significant layoffs within the scientific community.—
Natalie Madeira Cofield,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Separately, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., issued a preliminary injunction Thursday in a similar case brought by small businesses, deepening the administration's legal troubles.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Others have had trouble getting student visas to the US at embassies abroad.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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“Peril.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peril. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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