PERILED Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Several of the animals are considered endangered or protected, officials said.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Several of those species are considered endangered or threatened, and are protected by international agreements.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Their meeting came days after Trump threatened to bomb the country over their Strait of Hormuz negotiations with Iran.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
In 2009, after the advocacy group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood threatened a class-action lawsuit over deceptive marketing claims, Disney began offering every household a refund for up to four Baby Einstein DVDs.

— Elise Broach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of threatened

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The physicians profiled in the doc risked their lives to perform emergency surgeries on children who had been gravely injured in shelling, bombing, and other attacks by the Israel Defense Forces.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Founder Peter Arvad told New Atlas that this was considered, but the team ultimately decided that scoring and gamifying sleep risked an unhealthy relationship with something meant to feel natural, opting to gently nudge better habits instead.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of risked

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