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 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 Without robust harness engineering, an AI's ability to detect and appropriately respond to users in distress can be severely compromised. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 British Airways confirmed to Fox News Digital that one of its pilots became ill during the flight but said the aircraft continued safely to its destination and that the safety of the flight was never compromised. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026 Platner was just the latest product of a political system that most values winning, no matter how much our moral principles are compromised to get there. Maria Comella, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026 The Secret Service has not disclosed what information was allegedly compromised. David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 This tournament was hugely compromised by a bizarre structure. Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026 OpenAI said this week that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced artificial intelligence models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face last week. Raphael Satter, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Four ethics experts told ProPublica that by accepting the premium tickets Trusty and Carr compromised the FCC’s impartiality and should not take part in any upcoming decision on the merger. ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
Verb
  • Rittenhouse’s research primarily deals with studying endangered and threatened bat species and impacts of land planning and management uses.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Five languages will be heard on screen – Mussau, Emira, Agarabi, Tok Pisin, and English – among them several classified as endangered.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Kuwait has borne the brunt of Iranian strikes, with a desalination plant and oil refinery damaged.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Overnight strikes damaged two tunnels and a bridge, disrupting a main highway toward Bandar Abbas, Iran's main port that sits near the narrowest part of the strait, according to IRNA.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • When it was threatened by a winter freeze, Rowlings pulled out all the stops.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Earlier this month, five armed men carrying machine guns invaded their land, threatened families and searched for their main leaders.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Friday’s rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner will be smaller and a bit more sober than the gala that was marred by gun violence last April.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Argentina's recent World Cup final was marred by unsportsmanlike conduct, including on-field altercations and players turning their backs during the trophy presentation.
    Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The news release announcing the charges said FBI testing had confirmed the viruses were inactivated — Munster helped develop the inactivation technique — but that the scientists jeopardized Americans’ safety.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Before Spain’s current men’s success, one member of the team took a stance that could have jeopardized his career — and easily made Sunday’s trophy lift a distant dream.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • The officer who had been injured by the knife fired his weapon, striking the man and causing life-threatening injuries.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The trio can all become unrestricted free agents, but are currently injured.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • One liberal justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, said in May after the court struck down a majority-Black district in Louisiana and weakened the Voting Rights Act that the institution risked being seen as political.
    Gene Johnson, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Anti-ICE walkout exposes how school district 'failed' parents, risked student safety.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 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 26 Jul. 2026.

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