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 And as of now, the TCA doesn’t want to appear compromised by accepting sponsorship from the very networks and streamers it’s supposed to be impartially judging. Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 June 2026 If email remains compromised, a hacker can keep undoing every recovery step. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 Gaethje will have no shortage of suitors and Topuria is likely to receive a few callouts now that his aura of invincibility has been compromised. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The spirit of Pride Night would have been compromised had players been forced to wear uniforms that celebrated the community, the Revolution said. David K. Li, NBC news, 18 June 2026 Chief Jaime Moore said that an ammonia line inside the facility was compromised, which caused off-gassing. Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 18 June 2026 The arrival of Toy Story 4 signaled that the original trilogy’s success had, in a way, compromised its own message. Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 The Knicks’ plan to run offense through Towns was compromised almost immediately. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 According to the company, the latter group may also have been involved in social media campaigns that said ChatGPT user data has been compromised. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
Verb
  • Pygmy hippos are classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with fewer than 2,500 adults remaining in the wild across parts of West Africa, including Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • Sea turtles are some of the most endangered animals on the planet, and Kemp’s ridleys, the smallest species out of the bunch, are critically endangered.
    Pat Mueller, USA Today, 16 June 2026
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  • This accident in late May destroyed the rocket and severely damaged the New Glenn booster’s only launch pad.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
  • That's the same day that the popular Evangeline's gift and costume store is scheduled to re-open after being damaged by a fire in June of last year.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Then came a scathing letter from Sorsby's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, who also threatened to sue the Big 12 conference, on behalf of Texas Tech, if there were any punishments handed down by the conference.
    Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • The plan is a direct result of South Africa’s crippling electricity crisis, which peaked between 2023 and 2023 when record-breaking rolling blackouts threatened economic collapse.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
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  • The Toronto Blue Jays' 2026 season has been marred by injuries, with veteran pitcher Max Scherzer facing significant setbacks.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • As Bloomberg recently reported, brides are buying $14 spells from witches on Etsy to ensure that their $100,000 weddings are not marred by blizzards or downpours.
    Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
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  • The union, along with the ACLU of Southern California, previously filed a complaint urging California Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate FIFA’s accreditation process, arguing that worker privacy rights could be jeopardized by the collection and sharing of personal information.
    City News Service, Daily News, 9 June 2026
  • States argued the new conditions jeopardized funding already approved by Congress and could disrupt critical food assistance programs while the lawsuit moves forward.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The man does not appear to be injured.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • The shootings, which police suspect were committed by one man, left one person dead and four people injured.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • His father also lived a love story as he was saved by a woman who risked her life to do it and later married her daughter.
    Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
  • Tanizaki’s critique was, in part, a call for cultural preservation; aesthetic values with long histories risked falling by the wayside during a period of militarized globalization.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, his ability in recent months to command functioning majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives has weakened considerably.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • The study finds that auto-renewal generated higher revenue in the medium term, but the advantage weakened as the subscriber count and engagement picture deteriorated.
    HEC Paris Insights, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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