as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
window washing can indeed be a parlous occupation on a skyscraper
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Recent Examples of parlous
The challenge in Arizona will be especially fraught given the parlous condition of the Arizona Republican Party.
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The Editors, National Review, 11 Apr. 2024
Its parlous finances have forced all but a handful of its greatest generation to leave.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
Neither Lebanon nor, by extension, Hezbollah can afford another major war with Israel, particularly under the current parlous circumstances.
—Hussein Ibish, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023
Sadly, the international community, including the United States under President Donald Trump, has largely been indifferent to the parlous state of democracy in Pakistan and failed to put pressure on the military.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2020
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The Editors, National Review, 11 Apr. 2024
Its parlous finances have forced all but a handful of its greatest generation to leave.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
Neither Lebanon nor, by extension, Hezbollah can afford another major war with Israel, particularly under the current parlous circumstances.
—Hussein Ibish, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023
Sadly, the international community, including the United States under President Donald Trump, has largely been indifferent to the parlous state of democracy in Pakistan and failed to put pressure on the military.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2020
See all Example Sentences for parlous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlous
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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
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The night was a downhill slope, a movement in woeful reverse, a tidal pull back into the tumult and dangerous madness of what must now be called the era of Trump.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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The harrowing true-life tale follows Glass on a perilous fur-trading expedition in the 1820s.Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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The company believes that rice, devoid of the water that fills standard grapes, will offer a lighter and more practical alternative when making the perilous journey from Earth to the Moon.Luke Chinman, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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The bottom line: Concentration, by its nature, is risky.Felix Salmon, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Of those arrested, a greater proportion had serious criminal histories.Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Rivals is a briskly paced and positively addictive British romp with plenty of scandalous twists, lusty ribald humor, and more serious notes of genuine pain lurking beneath the frothy surface.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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For eons, gay men (and their enablers) have been passing down misinformation about something that is admittedly precarious, yet more simple than it's made out to be.Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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Yes, but: Republicans' control of Congress beginning in January will be precarious.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Parlous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlous. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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