imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl 
-ˈpe-rəl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to bring into peril : endanger
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Examples of imperil in a Sentence
The toxic fumes imperiled the lives of the trapped miners.
The financial health of the company was imperiled by a string of bad investments.
a list of imperiled species
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At the moment, much attention has been drawn to the energy-intensive nature of AI itself: Microsoft, for instance, acknowledged that its AI development has imperiled their climate goals.
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Those incidents underscore concerns about his behavior that have imperiled his prospects to lead the Pentagon.
—Sharon Lafraniere, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
House Republicans like Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska, David Valadao of California and Dan Newhouse of Washington have previously been critical of Trump and could break with the party on some issues, imperiling some early legislative action.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
Biden and his family believe the attacks on Hunter were meant to push him into relapse, then imperil his presidency.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Those incidents underscore concerns about his behavior that have imperiled his prospects to lead the Pentagon.
—Sharon Lafraniere, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
House Republicans like Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska, David Valadao of California and Dan Newhouse of Washington have previously been critical of Trump and could break with the party on some issues, imperiling some early legislative action.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
Biden and his family believe the attacks on Hunter were meant to push him into relapse, then imperil his presidency.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Imperil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imperil. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to place in great danger : endanger
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