imperils

verb

present tense third-person singular of imperil
as in endangers
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 imperils That detour plays into the hand of Mayor Humdinger who hatches a dirty rotten plan to mine the isle of its gem resources, a development that imperils all. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 Winners and losers in the shifting tax landscape Critics say the trend toward lower income taxes favors wealthy individuals and corporations and imperils public investments in infrastructure, housing, education and childcare. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 July 2026 But the Commission’s announcement regarding Google imperils the deal mere weeks after its completion. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 Ten Democratic lawmakers told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a letter Sunday that his gutting of a program focused on protecting civilians is a leadership failure that imperils service members and erodes the military’s moral standing. — Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 6 July 2026 In fact, in a time when artificial intelligence imperils the livelihoods – and lives – of laborers across economic classes, sumptuous spectacle can be an act of resistance in its own right. — Eileen G'sell, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 His new stance imperils Americans and emboldens China, which makes a future crisis likelier than ever. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026 Then the studio structured trailers and marketing around an unspecified, unspeakable disclosure by Zendaya’s character that derails the wedding plans (and imperils the characters’ romantic union) to stoke maximum curiosity. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026 Russia hopes to reap the benefits of an extended Middle East war, even as the conflict imperils one of its allies. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperils
  1. endangers
  2. threatens
Verb
  • This spews pollution into the air and endangers workers and surrounding neighborhoods.
    — Micheline Maynard, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Our leaders should retire a relic that endangers people and animals alike, and retire, once and for all, the small and nasty politics used to defend it.
    — Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of endangers
Verb
  • At least 19 people have been killed, school classes have been canceled, and the disruption threatens the kingdom's ambitious plans to transform itself into a global hub for business, tourism and sports.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • At the same time, the debt burden is being increasingly exposed to market volatility that threatens to make interest costs even steeper.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of threatens

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