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verb

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Recent Examples of peril
Noun
Florida’s prominence as a holiday destination adds to the peril, with the likelihood of infected visitors bringing diseases like polio that could spread unchecked among the unvaccinated population. Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 Supertramp’s Royalty Logic A recent federal appeal court judgment pitting three members of British group Supertramp against their former lead singer Roger Hodgson (who left the band in 1983) reveals the positives and perils of sharing songwriting royalties. Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Jernigan, for his part, felt an even greater sense of purpose, in spite—or even because—of the peril. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025 And then there is one big betrayal by a Haverford team members that adds even more peril to the surprised ambush. Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peril
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peril
Noun
  • It was postponed indefinitely due to the federal takeover threat.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The threats are sometimes even leveled against family members.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pilots allow organizations to learn, adapt, and de-risk before scaling up.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Getting confronted with gruesome, horrific imagery has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto social media.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ignoring that lesson endangers economies and ingenuity.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Aside from disease, the creatures are vulnerable to habitat loss, animal attacks and being hit by cars, and were named critically endangered in 2022, according to Australia’s World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Concerns have already been raised over the dangers of nudification apps that can be used to create pornographic images of people without their consent.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wildfire danger shifts specifically to California over the next few months, Aman said.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Efforts to end the nearly two-year-long war and free remaining Israeli hostages were thrown into jeopardy after Israel's attack on Qatar, which had hosted Israeli negotiators in hotels in Doha and would shuffle between floors carrying messages between them and the Hamas leaders in exile.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His life was in daily jeopardy due to scheduling convenience.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has also taken an unusually hands-on approach to pressure policy and leadership changes at a slew of colleges and universities by freezing, or threatening to withhold, federal funding at campuses, including Columbia, George Mason, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Brown, and Michigan.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The clause allows a NATO member to convene a meeting of allies to consult on an issue that could threaten its security.
    Will Gretsky, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • McCarthy was having some trouble doing so to start this game, as the Bears’ defense, led by new coordinator Dennis Allen, was drawing up the right pressures to fluster the young signal caller.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Still, Counsell and the Cubs have kept their sights set on continuing to play well enough to hang onto a playoff spot while not getting in trouble for looking past the regular season series that are still in front of them.
    Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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

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