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
To which some will respond that the rising national debt imperils the rosy scenario described above.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The newest move to pare back the numbers of Chinese students in the U.S. will likely further strain a bilateral relationship that has been imperiled by another trade war and serious technological competition over artificial intelligence and semiconductor chips.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 28 May 2025
But, as an unpredictable and sometimes deadly fire season approaches, Fahy said that the cuts would imperil Californians.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Yes, Georgia and Paul split this season as the blowback from the trial — and Paul's support of Proposition 38, disastrous for small businesses — imperiled his mayoral career.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 June 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The newest move to pare back the numbers of Chinese students in the U.S. will likely further strain a bilateral relationship that has been imperiled by another trade war and serious technological competition over artificial intelligence and semiconductor chips.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 28 May 2025
But, as an unpredictable and sometimes deadly fire season approaches, Fahy said that the cuts would imperil Californians.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Yes, Georgia and Paul split this season as the blowback from the trial — and Paul's support of Proposition 38, disastrous for small businesses — imperiled his mayoral career.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperil
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These strikes were precise and limited—aimed not at the Iranian people, but at the violent ideology that endangers them too.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Only in the contiguous United States did citizens require high-budget movies to understand the chain of events by which the war might endanger their homes.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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But the legal wrangling over the preventive coverage mandates also threatened to put at risk access to preventive care.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The children are then threatened with many fictional stories, ending with them being kidnapped by Lu Mamau, who, by putting them in his sack, takes them with him forever, far away to his dark and unknown lair.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
27 June 2025
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