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 Avoid relying on text-message verification if your phone number may be compromised. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 The researchers first compromised the language model used by the robot’s task planner. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 Additional data that may be compromised include Disability and Section 504 status, eligibility for certain programs and English language proficiency information statewide assessment registration, participation and results. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The attacks compromised thousands of servers, some belonging to large companies and government agencies around the world. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Mechanical overpressure relief valves, centrifugal governors and break-away clutches all behave deterministically, even when software systems have been compromised. — Andrew Ginter, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Myelin’s job is to help nerves send messages quickly, so when it’s compromised, messages between your brain and body slow down or get blocked altogether, causing MS symptoms. — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 But whatever Schadenfreude Lamb might be feeling about his rival’s humiliation is checked by concern over how much her operation has compromised his agents, past and present. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 The star attraction and current cleanup batter, Shohei Ohtani, is compromised by injuries. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
Verb
  • The money will go to conservation groups and local partners working on species the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies as endangered, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • The attack also damaged a nearby care home, with emergency crews evacuating 15 elderly residents, the service said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Research partners recorded the various sounds that drones make when their propellers get chipped or cracked or their motor becomes damaged or begins to fail.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Torres threatened to expose the relationship to her employer.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But the rumor of ad sales led to an insurrection on Spanish-language Wikipedia, which threatened to break away.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While the show is beloved, its legacy has also been marred with a series of tragedies and controversies, both on and off screen.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Montgomery High School has been marred by previous violence, including a March 2023 stabbing that killed a 16-year-old student.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The judge also ordered officials to refrain from removing any more objects from the museum’s exhibits, alleging that the rights of Colombians to free expression and historical memory could be jeopardized.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Mische argues that without adequate fuel reserves for a shortage — like during a war — our military readiness could be jeopardized.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • On Tuesday morning, three people were killed and four injured when two vehicles caught fire in a Russian attack on the Kyiv-Odesa highway, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The pledge follows land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers; Seoul says North Korea planted the mines, while Pyongyang denies responsibility and threatens retaliation.
    — Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The company had previously said a penalty in the billions of dollars risked violating its constitutional rights to due process and protection from excessive fines.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Without such remedies, the turbines risked drastically spiking pollution in already vulnerable neighborhoods housing predominantly Black communities nearby, the NAACP argued.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Black voter turnout surges Another factor working in Democrats' favor this election cycle is a surge in Black turnout following a Supreme Court decision that weakened part of the Voting Rights Act.
    — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Conditions were expected to improve Saturday afternoon as winds weakened, with fair and dry weather forecast for the remainder of the weekend.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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