1
as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
life is full of unexpected perils
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2
as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
they were unhappy about sending their son into peril overseas
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as in to endanger
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 peril
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Pockets where gay men could be open and relaxed in the US were rare, and the disease, ignored by the government for years, only stigmatized the community further during a time of peril.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
As the demographic crisis begins to take hold of the Western world, leaders will ignore the wisdom of wisdom at their own peril.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
But the path to get there looks fraught with peril.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Noun
The viral dystopic show, which centers around main character Gi-hun has delighted fans since its 2021 premiere, combining classic thriller elements with a deeper exploration of the human capacity for evil and the perils of an unequal society.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Pockets where gay men could be open and relaxed in the US were rare, and the disease, ignored by the government for years, only stigmatized the community further during a time of peril.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
As the demographic crisis begins to take hold of the Western world, leaders will ignore the wisdom of wisdom at their own peril.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
But the path to get there looks fraught with peril.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peril
Noun
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For residents in the New York tristate area, the threat is particularly severe.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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The threat of tariffs have also failed to convince Apple to bring iPhone manufacturing to the United States, Hollywood to make more movies in Los Angeles, or US automakers to close their Canadian and Mexican factories.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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The discovery comes as fears of a serial killer lurking in the community’s midst continue to loom over the area, with local authorities continuing to downplay the risk.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Flexible working at risk Synthesia’s Voica warned that workers who take advantage of flexible working policies risk painting other engineers in a bad light, and could have these benefits taken away.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
5 July 2025
Verb
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They are endangered and their global population has declined 40% in the last three generations, according to the NOAA.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Just one incident can endanger life and necessitate an expensive manufacturer recall even if nobody got hurt.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Recent flash flooding in Texas, New Mexico and North Carolina is highlighting the extreme dangers that these raging torrents of water can bring to communities in a matter of minutes.—
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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In Mamdani’s case, religion and ideology were often conflated to create a dual narrative of threat—where being Muslim and socialist were seen as mutually reinforcing dangers.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
9 July 2025
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Though Matt Wallner singled to move Lewis to third, the Twins’ rally was in serious jeopardy after Ty France popped out.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Cutting the size of the division from 20 to 15 teams would increase the quality and jeopardy for every team.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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This portable, multi-functional device tunes into all seven NOAA weather channels and automatically announces loud alerts when threatening weather conditions arise.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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Instead of students presenting class projects, the event featured leading researchers from across the country standing in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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Miranda had trouble finding harpy eagle experts who were willing to co-author this paper with him.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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View gallery - 5 images Harley-Davidson’s boardroom troubles are there for everyone to see.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 July 2025
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“Peril.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peril. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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