compromised

Definition of compromisednext
past tense of compromise
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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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Recent Examples of compromised Owners should know exactly who can connect to it and what happens if an account gets compromised. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 That title gives a first clue towards how misbegotten and compromised this new Tom and Jerry joint is. Caspar Salmon, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The victims were told their bank account, Social Security number or other personal information had been compromised. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026 People looking out for themselves have compromised the fates of those who have less control over their destinies. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 The Dodgers have still placed some level of optimism on the idea Ohtani won’t be physically compromised by the time October rolls around. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Another fun detail can be found on the vamp, which has the same series of dots signature to the sneaker but rendered merely as indents rather than full perforations — less the Gore-Tex membrane be compromised. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Infecting already compromised devices Research published Monday brings the threat into much clearer view. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 The break-in that compromised Hugging Face production systems was the last three days of an episode that had been running inside OpenAI's own infrastructure since early May. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
Verb
  • Robinson's attorney Staci Visser argued that there's no evidence the shooter endangered anyone other than Kirk, noting that the only person under the tent with Kirk was on the side opposite to the bullet's path.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • They are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • At a key power plant that was severely damaged by the floods, workers started inspecting the facilities Sunday to survey the destruction.
    Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Don Curry Nature Trail — named for the Troop 326 scoutmaster and Fort Worth attorney — replaced an older trail that had been damaged by erosion.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • They are constantly and credibly threatened, their locations and details given out in menacing anonymous messages.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At the beginning of the twentieth century, oil markets were threatened by the transition away from kerosene and gas lighting towards electric light.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • The tenures of the two subsequent chief baseball executives, Billy Eppler and Minasian, were marred by Moreno’s intrusions, sources said.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Amnesty International had called on the Court of Cassation to overturn the convictions, describing the case as politically motivated and saying the trial was marred by due process and other violations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Advocates warned that the 2026 state budget bill’s caps on annual usage of business tax credits jeopardized that accomplishment and that the sudden policy change might scare productions away from the state.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Even with proper funding, the project of maintaining military facilities would have been jeopardized by shortages in personnel needed to carry out repairs.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • At this time, two officers were shot, and another was injured.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Three of the six people injured in the top-floor fracas were police officers, according to Sgt.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Cowboys risked Milton on the waiver wire, a move that even Prescott was concerned wouldn’t end with Milton finding his way back to Dallas.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Fernanda risked her life not only to protect works of art during the war, but also to help politically persecuted people escape the Fascist regime.
    Roberto Prieto, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Today, the yen has weakened 57% from a low of about 103 in January 2021 to a high of 163 in July, before a rare joint intervention from both Washington and Tokyo strengthened the currency to its current levels of about 160.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Sprout Social's 2026 Influencer Marketing Report found that recommendation feeds have weakened the link between follower count and reach.
    Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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