imperiling 1 of 2

variants or imperilling
present participle of imperil

imperiling

2 of 2

adjective

variants or imperilling

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of imperiling
Adjective
That could leave unspent millions in grant dollars that were awarded but not yet paid to stations, imperiling dozens of projects meant to save lives in emergencies. Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025 In other words, Johnson thinks that Musk will wind up imperiling Republican candidates and future control of policymaking. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 July 2025 The error allowed pilots to drop flights without requiring another pilot to cover for them, imperiling as many as 15,000 trips. Peter McMahon, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperiling
Verb
  • Stephanie Householder was charged with 22 felonies, including abuse or neglect of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Try dropping these items at a local hazardous waste disposal site.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • At trial Dever accused Jackson of threatening to indict her for perjury.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Whatever happens in their final qualifier, against Argentina on Tuesday, La Tri will travel to the World Cup next summer as one of South America’s most dangerous teams.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • To dissidents, she has been seen as a hero putting her life on the line; to Modi’s supporters, as a dangerous subversive who is anti-national and anti-Hindu.
    Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump is never shy of responding to criticism that is damaging to him from any source.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Historical accounts include stories of big storms and damaging winds and surf, but the modern record begins in 1950.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • If the story itself was perilous, so was the shoot.
    Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And the Orizzonti jury prize was handed to Japanese director Akio Fujimoto for his drama Lost Land, the story of two Rohingya child refugees on a perilous journey to reach Malaysia.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, from an AI duality perspective, there is also a solid chance that AI can be detrimental to mental health.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • These die-offs have caused detrimental imbalances within the habitats.
    Lauren Liebhaber September 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The new vaccines have only been approved for people 65 or older and young people who have other health issues that would make getting COVID especially risky.
    September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • However, these projections assume the industry can overcome its computational bottlenecks—a risky bet if compute architectures remain tethered to the past.
    Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Imperiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperiling. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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