as in negotiation
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement
eventually we reached a compromise on the number of hours per week that would be devoted to piano practice
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as in to endanger
to place in danger
officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security
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as in to damage
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 compromise
New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
Brightness is one of the biggest compromises TV manufacturers make when producing a budget TV, but the VQM performs surprisingly well on this front.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The technology is designed to enable transparent, flexible, and illuminated control surfaces without compromising performance, aesthetics, or scalability.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
It’s built with zero compromises for those who want to undertake daring off-road adventures.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
Brightness is one of the biggest compromises TV manufacturers make when producing a budget TV, but the VQM performs surprisingly well on this front.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
According to unconfirmed reports circulating online, datasets used by some of Mercor’s customers and information about those customers’ secretive AI projects may have been compromised in the breach.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The technology is designed to enable transparent, flexible, and illuminated control surfaces without compromising performance, aesthetics, or scalability.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromise
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The union and workers agreed to return to work after the company agreed to return for two days of face-to-face contract negotiations beginning April 9.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In a Saturday news release, UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova said JBS agreed to meet on Thursday and Friday to resume negotiations.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Both Kendra and Joseph were charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of false imprisonment, the Tontitown Police Department announced March 20.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other projects have or would have endangered the bleached sandhill skipper butterfly, the sage-grouse, and steamboat buckwheat.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Red Cross said the crash damaged the building and forced three families — a total of 10 people — from their homes.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Reports and satellite images later showed large parts of the city heavily damaged or reduced to rubble.—
Maliha Rahman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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An extended strike threatened to disrupt the industry, which could ultimately drive up prices, said Jennifer Martin at Colorado State University’s animal sciences department.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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And that is totally threatened by these new technologies.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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No people were injured, but a resident's cat died in the fire.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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They were normally injured, inferior and underachieving.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The judge tossed conspiracy, attempted murder and risking a catastrophe counts.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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For decades, our parents risked everything so their children could get the education they were denied.—
Sediqa Fahimi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Their reunion tour — which was somehow not marred by any type of familial controversy — sold out stadiums around the world and overexcelled in every conceivable way, setting the template for what the future of band reunions could look like and solidifying their legacy.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ancient lava fields can be seen as dark lunar maria marring the silvery lunar surface, which themselves are threaded with bright streaks of reflective debris strewn across the surface by violent asteroid strikes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Any physical barrier could jeopardize the landscape that draws more than half a million visitors annually and drives the local economy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said that regardless of the final outcome of the case, Peters jeopardized people's safety and threatened democratic election processes.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Compromise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromise. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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