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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1
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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2
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
Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
By contrast, American culture loves the idea of hard-charging business leaders who won’t take no for an answer — the kind who reject the very notion of compromise.
—Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Catherine Habgood
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The apartment was then cleaned by crime scene cleaners, compromising it, per D'Andrea.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Still, Senate Majority Leader John Thune floated a short-term compromise, proposing to keep the government open until November 21 and revisit ACA credits before the end of the year.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
By contrast, American culture loves the idea of hard-charging business leaders who won’t take no for an answer — the kind who reject the very notion of compromise.
—Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hemenway’s work is accessible to the beginner without compromising detail and nuance.
—Catherine Habgood
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The apartment was then cleaned by crime scene cleaners, compromising it, per D'Andrea.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromise
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But after that, troops would be at the mercy of negotiations on Capitol Hill, which remain at a stalemate.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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ProPublica has learned that the contractor relayed information including handwritten Salvadoran documents about the gang negotiations.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Court records show he is charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering children.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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According to Greenpeace's analysis, Russia has also completed construction of a new water supply system for the plant's cooling pond and deliberately damaged a 750-kilovolt power line that had connected the facility to Ukraine's electrical grid.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged in the Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, and Dniprovskyi districts.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The President and his allies have also repeatedly asserted in recent days that Democrats are threatening to shut down the government to secure public money for undocumented migrants, despite the claim being widely debunked.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Additional revelations hint of Kiri's evolving powers, the menacing Quaritch bonding with Varang to help defeat the Na'vi, a spectacular air/sea clash between the Ash People, the RDA, and the Na’vi, and Spider threatening to kill someone offscreen.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Authorities seized devices found on his body and writings left in his bedroom in the probe of the shooting that killed one detainee and critically injured two others, FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Joe Rothrock said on Thursday at a press conference.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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The shooter was found dead at the scene, and no ICE agents or other law enforcement personnel were injured.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Without proper padding and protection, your device risks scratches, dents, or worse, internal damage.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Those willing to risk sensory overload for the shot at that beautiful, precious, VistaVision.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sandu’s reelection came amidst an election that was laced with allegations of Russian interference and was marred by fake bomb threats.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately for the Giants, this win was marred by a devastating injury for superstar second-year wide receiver Malik Nabers.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Is charging toward success worth jeopardizing connection?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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But while cookware was included in the original draft, it was exempted from the final text after protests from cookware companies and their employees, who argued the ban would jeopardize jobs and was unnecessary on health grounds.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Compromise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromise. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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