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 With their lineup compromised, Goldschmidt has played on a regular basis. Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The working assumption — correctly — is that anything digital taken into China should be treated as potentially compromised. Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 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 Meanwhile, in early March, the Gulf’s cloud infrastructure was compromised when two Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the UAE and one in Bahrain sustained direct hits from Iranian drones or damage from nearby debris. Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 9 June 2026 Once drawing a fringe crowd, raw milk has been thrust into the mainstream in recent years by a potent mix of politics, wellness culture and a wave of suspicion that health institutions have been compromised by Big Pharma and Big Food. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 9 June 2026 Nevertheless, issues related to your job, your pet and even your health might feel compromised today. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 May 2026 Peters, 70, was convicted on multiple criminal counts, four of them felonies, for conspiring to let an unauthorized person access supposedly compromised voting equipment. Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
Verb
  • But Pattie Gonia says their environmental work is now endangered by Patagonia, the outdoor-gear giant that has espoused similar environmentalist values.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 June 2026
  • Prairie massasaugas are a subspecies of the western massasaugas and are endangered in Missouri, living in wet prairies or bottomlands with lots of crayfish burrows and grass.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
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  • René Magritte’s The Castle of the Pyrenees (1959) has gone to the conservation lab at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem after being accidentally damaged by a young museum visitor.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
  • About 2,500 houses and 117 government buildings and facilities were damaged in several provinces, according to an initial government damage assessment.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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  • Trump has repeatedly threatened to resume strikes if an agreement is not reached soon.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • High yields worldwide recently have threatened to slow economies and undercut prices for stocks and all kinds of other investments.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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  • Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street announced Tuesday that the 2026 Downtown Days festival will be its last, citing safety concerns after fights, assaults and property damage marred Saturday evening’s event.
    Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • The March 22 election was marred by allegations of foreign influence and corruption.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 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
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  • Two buildings at the Animal Protective League shelter in Springfield were heavily damaged, but none of the nearly 150 cats and 28 dogs housed there were injured, said Deana Corbin, the group's executive director.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Ohtani was one of two members of the Dodgers starting rotation who left the game injured.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • In 2024, the SAIC risked sanctions or censure from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), a leading nonprofit organization that advocates for academic freedom, over its response to student activism.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
  • Advertisement Desperate refugees risked their lives on small, unseaworthy vessels, hoping to reach the shores of neighboring Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Hong Kong.
    Elizabeth Holtzman, Time, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Since taking office in October 2024, President Prabowo Subianto has weakened the institutional guardrails that once constrained fiscal expansion and protected central‑bank independence.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Over the course of two summers, the Kings weakened the fulcrum of their roster by losing Matt Roy and Vladislav Gavrikov in free agency, then exacerbating matters by casting off Jordan Spence for a modest return.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 9 June 2026

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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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