periled

verb

variants also perilled
past tense of peril
as in endangered
to place in danger a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily

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  1. endangered
  2. threatened
  3. risked
Verb
  • Rittenhouse’s research primarily deals with studying endangered and threatened bat species and impacts of land planning and management uses.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Five languages will be heard on screen – Mussau, Emira, Agarabi, Tok Pisin, and English – among them several classified as endangered.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of endangered
Verb
  • When it was threatened by a winter freeze, Rowlings pulled out all the stops.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Earlier this month, five armed men carrying machine guns invaded their land, threatened families and searched for their main leaders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of threatened
Verb
  • One liberal justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, said in May after the court struck down a majority-Black district in Louisiana and weakened the Voting Rights Act that the institution risked being seen as political.
    — Gene Johnson, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Anti-ICE walkout exposes how school district 'failed' parents, risked student safety.
    — , FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of risked
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“Periled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periled. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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