variants
or imperilled
variants
or imperilled
as in threatened
to place in danger
a single mistake could imperil the lives of everyone involved in the military operation
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endangered
Adjective
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With captive breeding — a process in which endangered species are bred in captivity and released back into the wild — underway since 1996, the authors hope their new findings may help inform future conservation efforts, such as identifying areas where they can be released.—
Marlowe Starling,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025 -
But that business — one that relied on a dependable audience of older, sophisticated moviegoers — has largely evaporated post-COVID, with art-house breakouts becoming something of an endangered species.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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“Imperiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperiled. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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