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as in endangered
to place in danger
officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay
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Recent Examples of compromised
Define the steps employees must take if a device is lost or compromised.
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Mike Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
If compromised, malicious radios inside them could be used for simultaneous outages or covert data collection, the FHWA warned.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Within days, the algorithm was broken, meaning its security could be compromised using cryptographic attacks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
That person, who often is located overseas, contacts the victim — or convinces the victim to contact them — and falsely claims the victim’s identity or bank account has been hacked or compromised.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Last season, that would have severely compromised the Commanders’ passing attack.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The post office, the grocery store, all these communalities that have been compromised by modern technology.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
With the deep budget and staff cuts made to HHS, the ability to collect and manage public health data has been compromised in case of disease outbreaks, said Offit.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Here’s how to get money for spoiled groceries when the food in your refrigerator is compromised during a power outage.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Mike Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
If compromised, malicious radios inside them could be used for simultaneous outages or covert data collection, the FHWA warned.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Within days, the algorithm was broken, meaning its security could be compromised using cryptographic attacks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
That person, who often is located overseas, contacts the victim — or convinces the victim to contact them — and falsely claims the victim’s identity or bank account has been hacked or compromised.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Last season, that would have severely compromised the Commanders’ passing attack.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The post office, the grocery store, all these communalities that have been compromised by modern technology.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
With the deep budget and staff cuts made to HHS, the ability to collect and manage public health data has been compromised in case of disease outbreaks, said Offit.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Here’s how to get money for spoiled groceries when the food in your refrigerator is compromised during a power outage.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
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Falling short in these areas means Stearns has endangered the most important job for any general manager — building a deep and reliable pipeline of starting pitching.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Once mining is complete, Perpetua also has pledged to clean up and restore the site, and to reconnect habitat that endangered salmon populations have traditionally used for spawning.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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Reportedly, 3 lakh acres of farmlands have been damaged and according to the Punjab state government half a million people across 23 districts have been affected by floods.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre will return to its home base, the Warwick Theatre, next week for its first production there since a fire badly damaged the historic venue 19 months ago.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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While it is largely remembered today as an Arab revolt against British rule, it was also marked by internecine violence, with Husseini using it as an opportunity to consolidate control and murder those who threatened his rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many Dungeons and Dragons adventures feature the classic loop of a small settlement threatened by a nearby monster lair.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The disruptions come amid a WNBA season in which multiple games were marred by the objects making appearances on the court.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Each death was devastating to relatives and friends left behind, and the first decades of the twentieth century were marred by individual grief on a global scale.—
Alice Vernon
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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This n—a came home talkin’ about, ‘These n—s snitched,’ when everybody risked their life and freedom for you, boy.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Western States Petroleum Association has been warning California lawmakers since last year that dwindling Central Valley oil production risked shuttering pipelines such as the San Pablo Bay conduit.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The next day, Encarnacion hit a 442-foot homer in his second at-bat of the game, then injured his hamstring in his third at-bat as Encarnacion tried running out an infield single.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The police said 26 officers were injured, including four seriously.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The concert had been jeopardized by the strike and organizers considered finding a new venue at the last minute.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Anyhow, the film faced immense production challenges due to October 7, which jeopardized painstaking preproduction work in Palestine.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Childhood illnesses had severely weakened her own heart.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the legal safeguards against such encounters have weakened.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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