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 Nine days earlier, OpenAI disclosed that its own models had broken out of a testing environment and compromised Hugging Face, the platform where much of the open machine learning world stores its models and datasets. Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 None of Minnesota's water supply has been reported compromised as a result of the attack, Mike Ernster, a public information officer for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, told CBS News. Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Since MedusaHVNC is good at covering its tracks, often the actual user of the system in question has no idea they’ve been compromised. Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 Every pet was medically cleared before takeoff, Proler says, and animals too medically compromised to fly stayed behind for care in Texas. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 Any of us can be compromised and compelled to act against our own interest. Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026 When ships are idle for more than 10 days, biofouling can progress rapidly as antifouling coatings become compromised by lack of movement. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 Fire crews responded as a precaution after the Amazon truck’s methane tank was compromised, requiring it to be safely offloaded before the vehicle could be moved, according to CHP logs. Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 This tournament was hugely compromised by a bizarre structure. Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
Verb
  • All told, there are 91 species that live in California and are listed as endangered under the act, and another 51 species listed as threatened.
    Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Will Huebner / Santa Barbara Zoo Red pandas, which are a little larger than a house cat, are considered endangered, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 28 July 2026
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  • These allegations represent the kind of pay-to-play politics that have damaged Illinois’ reputation for decades.
    Amy Elik, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Seven neighbors whose property was damaged by the explosion also are plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
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  • All told, there are 91 species that live in California and are listed as endangered under the act, and another 51 species listed as threatened.
    Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • In England, where half the country is gripped by drought, firefighters battled a wildfire on an east coast heath in Suffolk, near a nuclear power station that fire services said wasn’t threatened.
    Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
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  • Patrick Mahomes’ season-ending knee injury in Week 15 further marred and muddled it.
    Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • That’s particularly important this year as the wildfire has curbed tourism following a tough winter marred by drought, Ducharme said.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • By opposing the contract, the health, safety and welfare of Erie citizens is being jeopardized.
    Aaron Harber, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
  • Young people say the scandals have jeopardized their futures and eroded trust in the education system.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Colin Gray’s sentencing represents the end of a harrowing road that began with the September 2024 shooting in which his son, then 14, fatally shot two students and two teachers and injured nine others at his Winder, Georgia, high school.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Colin Gray, father of the teen who killed four people and injured nine others in a 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, is scheduled to be sentenced during a hearing that begins Thursday in a Barrow County courtroom.
    Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Undermining trust By introducing an AI image generator as a Google Earth feature, Google risked undermining public trust in Google Earth as a reliable reference for providing authentic imagery of the real world, Ess said.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • Doing so only risked antagonising members of the international football community and creating suspicion.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Researchers, educators, and policymakers questioned whether broadcasting encouraged juvenile delinquency, weakened family relationships, and gave governments and media organizations unprecedented influence over public opinion.
    Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Hochul, who weakened the state’s climate goals and signed off on new gas pipelines, is again an example.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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