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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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as in damaged
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 compromised
While Adams denied any quid pro quo took place, New York Democrats have portrayed Adams as compromised by the president.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Fans compromised by doing it until BOTH teams score their first points … in BOTH halves, a practice that endures today.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
In some cases, government ID images provided for age verification were also compromised.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors said Bolton sent the materials to two relatives — reportedly his wife and daughter — who were not authorized to view them and later failed to alert the FBI that his personal email account had been compromised in a 2021 cyberattack allegedly carried out by Iran.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
According to the nonprofit, when trees and shrubs take over grasslands, groundwater and prairie streams get depleted, soil health is compromised, and the bedrock below the grasslands is altered.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The government points out that Congress created a federal agency, the Merit Systems Protection Board, to handle such matters, although its independence has been compromised under the current administration.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Replace the pan once the coating is compromised.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Anyone whose private information was potentially compromised during the 2024 data breach at Landmark Admin is eligible to file a claim, including people who received a notification letter about the incident.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Fans compromised by doing it until BOTH teams score their first points … in BOTH halves, a practice that endures today.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
In some cases, government ID images provided for age verification were also compromised.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors said Bolton sent the materials to two relatives — reportedly his wife and daughter — who were not authorized to view them and later failed to alert the FBI that his personal email account had been compromised in a 2021 cyberattack allegedly carried out by Iran.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
According to the nonprofit, when trees and shrubs take over grasslands, groundwater and prairie streams get depleted, soil health is compromised, and the bedrock below the grasslands is altered.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The government points out that Congress created a federal agency, the Merit Systems Protection Board, to handle such matters, although its independence has been compromised under the current administration.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Replace the pan once the coating is compromised.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Anyone whose private information was potentially compromised during the 2024 data breach at Landmark Admin is eligible to file a claim, including people who received a notification letter about the incident.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
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The corals, which have been dominant reef builders in Florida for the past 10,000 years, were already critically endangered due to a host of factors including disease, pollution, hurricanes and ocean warming.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Such bleaching is a signal that corals’ health is endangered.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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In their study, University of Tokyo professors Emi Nishimura and Yasuaki Mohri have shed light on what happens when these pigment-producing stem cells are damaged.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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And this is the same thing all Gazans did after their homes were bombed or damaged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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More than two years after the fatal shooting, Lorincz maintained her side of the story that the kids had trespassed on her property and threatened her life.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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But this season remains threatened by law-breaking.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement While the commercial supply of goods has improved since the cease-fire deal, the flow of humanitarian aid continues to be marred by bureaucracy, delays, and blockages.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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Martin starred as one of the NFL’s top running backs a decade ago, in a career that was also marred by injuries and off-field challenges.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The prospect of a widening conflict risked weakening economic growth worldwide.—
Chris Megerian,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The living room, encased in dark mahogany panelling, looked onto a drab alleyway filled with trash bins, and the apartment’s two floors were connected by a narrow spiral staircase that risked putting parents in mind of a broken neck.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Frazier Rehabilitation Institute In 1929, Amelia Brown Frazier, George Garvin Brown’s granddaughter, was injured in an automobile accident that changed her life forever.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Police are responding to a shooting that left multiple people injured at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night, during the school’s Homecoming weekend.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Ayo Edebiri serves as the driving force of Maggie being a smart Black woman searching for people to believe her in a dire situation where her future could be jeopardized opens up a wider social commentary on the United States today.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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Previous shutdowns also jeopardized small business loans, rural home-buyer loans, and aid for farmers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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After accounting for lifestyle variables like exercise, the effects weakened a bit as, for example, more active people tend to spend more time outdoors.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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San Francisco artificial intelligence giant OpenAI weakened its chatbots’ anti-suicide protections in the run-up to the death of teenager Adam Raine, according to new claims in a lawsuit by the boy’s parents.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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