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as in orientations
the state or fact of facing a particular direction
this plant will need to be in a room with a southern exposure
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as in disclosures
the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed
the exposure by the local newspaper of a kickback scheme in the public works department
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Recent Examples of exposures
For those cautious about duration, intermediate exposures balance interest rate sensitivity with attractive yields beyond 10 years.
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Paul Malloy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Near the border of East Elmhurst, this spacious two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath apartment with 975 square feet had three exposures, a dishwasher in the galley kitchen and five closets.
—Dan Levin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Rather than scaring pregnant women away from medications, efforts to ensure high quality prenatal care, manage infections or environmental exposures, and support physical and mental health are key.
—Dr. Sunny Patel, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The telescope works with a mobile app to align and track celestial objects, through which imagery can be viewed as exposures are stacked in real-time.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
But this doesn’t reduce exposures substantially because the surveillance isn’t analyzed in conjunction with long-term illness data, and findings are too rarely used to remove dangerous products from the market and environment.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Some institutions, such as Boston Children's Hospital, will look to identify environmental exposures that may lead to autism while others, such as Drexel University, will examine the of diet and its interactions with other exposures in the development of autism.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
Other factors that could skew the findings of studies on acetaminophen effects include the mother's health status, the baby's birth weight and health status, and other environmental exposures.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025
Researchers warn that without stronger efforts to cut these exposures, and to expand screening and treatment, the world will fall short of controlling the disease.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Paul Malloy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Near the border of East Elmhurst, this spacious two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath apartment with 975 square feet had three exposures, a dishwasher in the galley kitchen and five closets.
—Dan Levin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Rather than scaring pregnant women away from medications, efforts to ensure high quality prenatal care, manage infections or environmental exposures, and support physical and mental health are key.
—Dr. Sunny Patel, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The telescope works with a mobile app to align and track celestial objects, through which imagery can be viewed as exposures are stacked in real-time.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
But this doesn’t reduce exposures substantially because the surveillance isn’t analyzed in conjunction with long-term illness data, and findings are too rarely used to remove dangerous products from the market and environment.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Some institutions, such as Boston Children's Hospital, will look to identify environmental exposures that may lead to autism while others, such as Drexel University, will examine the of diet and its interactions with other exposures in the development of autism.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
Other factors that could skew the findings of studies on acetaminophen effects include the mother's health status, the baby's birth weight and health status, and other environmental exposures.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025
Researchers warn that without stronger efforts to cut these exposures, and to expand screening and treatment, the world will fall short of controlling the disease.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exposures
Noun
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Silicon Wafers The ultrapure silicon is made up of many crystals at different orientations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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All iPhone 17s come with a square sensor for the front-facing camera that the company says allows for multiple photo orientations when used for selfies.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cross-reference the company’s prior public disclosures.—
Tim Reynolds,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The discovery process began Monday with a five-day deadline for prosecutors to make their initial disclosures, and Robinson's team already pushed his waiver hearing back by a month.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In fact, while vision isn’t their strongest sense, dogs may even be able to see certain aspects of a TV show.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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This division of labor reportedly reduces one of the most physically demanding aspects of solar farm construction.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Exposures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exposures. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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