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
  • Warming has endangered the globe especially in recent years; scientists calculated that Earth’s average temperature in 2025 hovered among one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023.
    — Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Goode charts the exploitation and mistreatment of reptiles that are illegally sold and sometimes endangered through intricate, decades-old smuggling operations that have often, but not always, escaped detection at airports.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of endangered
Verb
  • Opponents said that earlier ordinance, which allowed home sizes to more than double to 3,000 square feet, threatened to turn the island into Georgia’s next coastal development hot spot.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Biden gave him a presidential pardon after congressional Republicans threatened him with criminal charges over his handling of COVID-19.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of threatened
Verb
  • ZacDoor’s channel risked being permanently deleted by YouTube.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Schools that disproportionately disciplined or suspended students of color risked a federal investigation by the Office of Civil Rights.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of risked
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“Periled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periled. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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