variants
or imperilling
as in hazardous
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variants
or imperilling
as in endangering
to place in danger
a single mistake could imperil the lives of everyone involved in the military operation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperiling
Adjective
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Past Incidents in the last 12 hours: Heavy rain prompts traffic warning on eastbound K-10 in Olathe A traffic advisory has been issued for hazardous driving conditions attributed to heavy rain on K-10 from South Woodland Street to Ridgeview Road.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
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Very strong winds will create hazardous conditions with blowing and drifting snow.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Wilson, 46, is charged with murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child for the explosion of violence inside the victim’s apartment on Macombs Road near Inwood Ave.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
21 Dec. 2024
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Cloe Workman, 20, is charged in Hamilton County Municipal Court with misdemeanor child endangering and domestic violence.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Inappropriate links in search results get a red highlight and icon, just like dangerous links.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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The lack of rain came as seven separate Santa Ana wind events hit Southern California in January alone, Tardy said, a dangerous combination in creating fire weather conditions as the air and vegetation dry out, making brush especially flammable.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The lesson here was that complacency and incompetence can sometimes be just as threatening to cybersecurity and resilience as the most devious and determined hackers.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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An extreme wind event is threatening one of Los Angeles’ toniest neighborhoods, igniting fires through Pacific Palisades.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The narrative truly flipped on Jan. 13, with the S & P 500 logging a noticeable positive reversal after the prior week’s damaging bearish engulfing pattern.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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The tower came crashing down across South Osage Street, damaging power cables and falling just short of a home.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th-century piece that is more than 200 feet wide, has had a perilous history since its creation.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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For the rest of us, though, certainty is unavailable, and we’re left to ponder which perilous force—nuclear, climatic, or biological—will get us first.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But at his worst, these game-breaking qualities can be detrimental.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Such responses hinder the efficacy of gene editing treatments and could also be detrimental, eliminating the cells targeted for modification.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There were a number of these high reward passes on Saturday that didn’t come off - and not many teams take those risky passes, preferring to keep possession and recycle.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Friendships Are an Asset—When Handled Well Workplace friendships are not inherently risky.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Imperiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperiling. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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