What does imperiled mean?

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  1. imperiledadjective

    at risk of becoming extinct

    The wildlife management plan was focused on helping the reproductive needs of imperiled species.

  2. Etymology: From imperil.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Imperiled

    of Imperil

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of imperiled in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of imperiled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of imperiled in a Sentence

  1. Maura Healey:

    By gutting key components of the Endangered Species Act, one of our country's most successful environmental laws, the Trump Administration is putting our most imperiled species and our vibrant local tourism and recreation industries at risk, we will be taking the Administration to court to defend federal law and protect our rare animals, plants, and the environment.

  2. President Biden:

    The Administration supports H.R. 263, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which would build on existing laws that protect big cats like tigers, cheetahs, jaguars, and other wild animals living in captivity in the United States, the Administration looks forward to working with Congress to take additional steps to protect the public and imperiled large cats through H.R. 263, as it proceeds through the legislative process.

  3. Jeremy Yellen:

    The Emperor has contributed more than all of Japan's prime ministers combined in advancing reconciliation, these efforts to restore dignity to Japan's victims has also helped the nation regain a dignity that remains imperiled by revisionists.

  4. Brett Hartl:

    Fossil fuels are driving the extinction crisis, and the Bureau of Land Management is making things worse by failing to protect these imperiled species.

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