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 That means shoppers should remain alert without assuming their personal information has been compromised. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Drivers can injure or even kill another driver or a pedestrian on the street while intoxicated or compromised. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Management teams have a business to run, and this can’t be compromised. — Simon Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 But whatever Schadenfreude Lamb might be feeling about his rival’s humiliation is checked by concern over how much her operation has compromised his agents, past and present. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 The star attraction and current cleanup batter, Shohei Ohtani, is compromised by injuries. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The headman is compromised, an NGO in the area is pursuing its own politics, and the man running the mine discloses that Nengsal was never on the books, leaving workers like him invisible on their own land. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The bureau is operating as if every FBI employee’s personal information was compromised, the sources said. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Take action to protect your accounts and data if any are compromised in a breach. — Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
Verb
  • One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Sources said a polygon had been established there to ensure no Israeli strikes or ground operations endangered the hostages.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The bottom of the walls was damaged; these surfaces are not smooth and easily cleanable.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But cars have been burned, trees damaged and people hurt in communities across the Palestinian territory, with some people calling this the most dangerous season yet.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hill then took the baby to the balcony of the condo, which is on the 35th floor, and threatened to leave.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Newsom threatened to veto the state’s budget if lawmakers didn’t pass the two CEQA reform bills.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There were also parts that were not as successful — mainly the parts marred by his physical unreadiness.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Both Republicans had promoted the narrative that the 2020 election was marred by fraud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Each state could use its health department or university system to establish production facilities to manufacture vaccines jeopardized by federal policy.
    — Joel Dodge, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The health pact had been jeopardized by privacy concerns over sharing citizens’ data.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Police said 23 people were detained overnight, while six officers and one journalist were injured.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • With both Penix and Tagovailoa injured to begin the season and Cooper Rush at quarterback, the offense scored just 16 points over the first two weeks of the season.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • And conducting that work within Anthropic risked constraining White Circle from sharing it with the public.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on Saudi Arabia risked derailing the market recovery, the IEA said in its report, with Saudi production increases in September driving OPEC+ supply gains that month.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Economist Thomas Philippon calculates that weakened competition costs the typical household about $300 a month.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Houthis are the crown jewel in this network, given how much Hezbollah has been weakened.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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