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adjective

variants or imperilling
Definition of imperilingnext
as in hazardous

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imperiling

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verb

variants or imperilling
present participle of imperil
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
  1. hazardous
  2. endangering
  3. dangerous
  4. threatening
  5. damaging
  6. perilous
  7. detrimental
  8. risky
Adjective
  • Winds and hazardous Roads The northern Rockies and High Plains, including Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, and Iowa, have already seen powerful winds on Thursday, posing a serious risk to drivers.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • According to a hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service in Wilmington, light snow, or a snow and rain mix, is likely to hit Greater Cincinnati on Friday.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hazardous
Verb
  • 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
  • Arredondo has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of abandoning or endangering a child, charges that each carry a penalty of up to two years in jail.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of endangering
Adjective
  • The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Alaska Alaska is under winter weather warnings with heavy snow, blowing snow, and wind gusts up to 40 mph creating dangerous travel and frostbite risks.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of dangerous
Verb
  • There is a high risk for life-threatening rip currents on the beach, and there is a warning for all small craft in Atlantic waters, according to NWS Melbourne.
    Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The abnormally warm temperatures are now threatening a warmer Christmas for a typically snowy environment.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of threatening
Adjective
  • Triggering a damaging government shutdown would hurt families who are gathering to meet with their loved ones and endanger the basic services Americans from veterans to Social Security recipients rely on.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the strongest evidence comes from lab studies using animals as well as what's already known about the damaging effects of chemicals added to plastics.
    Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of damaging
Adjective
  • The harrowing true-life tale follows Glass on a perilous fur-trading expedition in the 1820s.
    Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Burnout and Algorithmic Bosses Such upbeat framings of the creator economy belie the perilous realities of work in this field.
    Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of perilous
Adjective
  • Yet the uptick in travel to the ends of Earth has a detrimental impact on the environment, further exacerbating the impact of the climate crisis on fragile ecosystems.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In revealing how the prairie was consumed by colonization and agricultural practices time has proven detrimental, Smarsh’s piece is equal parts fascinating history and ecology lesson.
    Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of detrimental
Adjective
  • The other market to watch is the US bond market, which in 2025 may become the limiting factor for equity and other riskier assets.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The bottom line: Concentration, by its nature, is risky.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of risky
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