as in threats
something that may cause injury or harm
life is full of unexpected perils
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as in endangers
to place in danger
a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily
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Recent Examples of perils
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
King Charles has been vocal about sustainability and the perils and consequences of climate change for decades.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
That includes promoting undercover videos showing the perils of factory farming, sometimes with narrators or amplifiers like Joaquin Phoenix, Alicia Silverstone, Pamela Anderson and Woody Harrelson.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
At a time when, even before the perils of war, thousands of Iranians were killed for demanding liberty, his work meets the moment with honesty and urgency.
—Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Police College made sure to warn new recruits of the perils connected to sleep deprivation.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
The perils of relying on probability In the United States, flood risk is publicly defined by maps produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
—Dominic Boyer, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
For risk-averse managers, they can be seen as evidence of the perils of inexperience.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The state has estimated the costs of these perils will run into the many hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Four years ago, the EU received a crash course in the perils of foreign fossil fuel dependence.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
King Charles has been vocal about sustainability and the perils and consequences of climate change for decades.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
That includes promoting undercover videos showing the perils of factory farming, sometimes with narrators or amplifiers like Joaquin Phoenix, Alicia Silverstone, Pamela Anderson and Woody Harrelson.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
At a time when, even before the perils of war, thousands of Iranians were killed for demanding liberty, his work meets the moment with honesty and urgency.
—Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Police College made sure to warn new recruits of the perils connected to sleep deprivation.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
The perils of relying on probability In the United States, flood risk is publicly defined by maps produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
—Dominic Boyer, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
For risk-averse managers, they can be seen as evidence of the perils of inexperience.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The state has estimated the costs of these perils will run into the many hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perils
Noun
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If needed, these personal alarms can be used to ward off threats, including people or animals, and serve to alert nearby rescue teams.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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The human stress response is a brilliant piece of engineering for acute threats, like a lion circling on the savanna.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The teaser also reveals that the titular character has a huge company, which endangers millions with a drilling operation that goes too far.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Someone this unstable, whose behavior endangers the nation, should not remain in office.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The crisis dominated headlines for months, reinforcing warnings about the dangers of vaping, particularly among young people.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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But others, like Chief Justice John Roberts, wondered what would happen if the federal government moved more slowly than states did, who wanted to act quickly on information about new dangers.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The trial risks complicating OpenAI's plans for a potential initial public offering by casting doubt on its leadership.—
Deepa Seetharaman,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, Brockman and Altman could be dropped as officers, and Altman risks losing his seat on OpenAI’s board.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Forecasters say confidence is lower in the exact timing, where storms will be strongest, and which hazards will be most likely.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Clothes Iron and Steamer Many cruise lines have policies forbidding the use of clothes irons and steamers and won’t allow these fire hazards onboard.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Forty years later, Moscow is once again placing Chornobyl at immense risk — this time through a violent war of aggression that threatens to bring nuclear catastrophe back to Ukraine and Europe.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the consequences of a destabilized Mali, compounded by the wider fallout from the Iran war, are unlikely to stop at its borders and threatens to deepen a deteriorating security crisis across one of the world’s most volatile regions.—
Ulf Laessing,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Perils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perils. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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