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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Ofir Akunis, Israel’s consul general in New York, said the mayor’s position on Israel has endangered Jewish New Yorkers.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Police asked for help finding Jordyne Williams, 20, who was reported missing Sunday afternoon and is considered endangered, a police spokesman said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

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Attacks on Abha and Riyadh's King Khalid international airports in Saudia Arabia threatened to pull the kingdom deeper into the latest front in the Iran war.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Mecklenburg County commissioners blasted Discovery Place over its handling of county money for its nature museum Tuesday and threatened to take control of the museum’s operations and hold Discovery Place in default for millions.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

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With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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