1
as in vulnerability
the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful
some people chronically avoid situations in which there is a high level of exposure to germs
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2
as in orientation
the state or fact of facing a particular direction
this plant will need to be in a room with a southern exposure
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as in disclosure
the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed
the exposure by the local newspaper of a kickback scheme in the public works department
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Recent Examples of exposure
Major banks such as Jefferies, UBS and JPMorgan had exposure to either of the two companies.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
For international exposure, festivals and partnerships play a key role.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
For weeks, investors have focused on Jefferies Financial Group, an investment bank that has at least $45 million worth of exposure to First Brands, an auto-parts supplier that filed for bankruptcy last month.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Their father enrolled Senne at a camp for goalkeepers, hoping a little exposure would make his son realise the position wasn’t for him.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
For international exposure, festivals and partnerships play a key role.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
For weeks, investors have focused on Jefferies Financial Group, an investment bank that has at least $45 million worth of exposure to First Brands, an auto-parts supplier that filed for bankruptcy last month.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Their father enrolled Senne at a camp for goalkeepers, hoping a little exposure would make his son realise the position wasn’t for him.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exposure
Noun
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Making guardedness and affable self-deprecation part of her identity, Keaton was known for wearing turtlenecks, gloves, and hats that kept her largely covered up, saving emotional vulnerability for her performances.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Oct. 2025
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Beneath the film’s comedic surface run threads of reinvention and vulnerability, themes that echo Cooper’s own early years as an actor just finding his footing in New York.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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What differentiates these families is their orientation.—
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Poetry brings hope, not an irrational optimism or wishful thinking, but a positive orientation to the future, of what a better, healthier future would look like.—
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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The disclosures come on the heels of auto lenders First Brands and Tricolor Holdings filing for bankruptcy in September.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sure enough, his new ad features Reynolds’ signature brand of humor, even in the ad disclosures.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Also to align parents values in all aspects of the curriculum.—
Pioneer Press elections team,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Some life aspect is falling apart somewhere.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Exposure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exposure. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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