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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
  • Even in cases where regulators found that companies endangered workers or committed multiple violations, few were penalized for all their citations.
    — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • It is intended to help locate missing Black people who are considered endangered because of their age or the suspicious circumstances surrounding their disappearance.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of endangered
Verb
  • The creditors’ lawsuit describes Kenny as a bullying presence who routinely threatened to fire anyone who disobeyed his orders.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this month, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz had reportedly threatened to destroy what remained of Gaza City and to force Palestinians to leave if Hamas took any Israeli hostages.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of threatened
Verb
  • The strikes marked a sharp escalation in fighting between the two South Asian countries and risked further complicating international efforts to ease tensions between Islamabad and Kabul.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Every person in the comments who’s never risked anything for any issue wants to tell everybody to throw everything away in a heartbeat — like nothing even needs to be considered.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of risked
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“Periled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periled. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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