threshold

noun

ˈthresh-ˌhōld How to pronounce threshold (audio)
Definition of thresholdnext
1
as in verge
an interval of time just before the onset of something on the threshold of a new age of green technology

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2
as in beginning
the point at which something begins at the threshold of the new year, it's time to look back and make resolutions for the future

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Recent Examples of threshold Final accounting for 2025-26 revenue sharing is still to be completed, but big market clubs are on the hook for bigger bills after seven teams ducked under the luxury tax threshold ahead of the trade deadline. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026 With a beam of just over 25 feet, the yacht offers relatively spacious living quarters but remains below the 300 GT threshold. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Bill Gates is warning Americans that artificial intelligence crossed thresholds this year, bio-attack capability among them. — Raj Panjabi, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 One of the new rules would effectively adopt guidelines that New Jersey already uses, requiring sportsbooks to follow specific thresholds to identify at-risk bettors. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for threshold
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threshold
  1. verge
  2. beginning
  3. brink
  4. start
  5. edge
  6. inception
  7. alpha
  8. onset
Noun
  • Created by Lena Dunham, the series starred Dunham, along with Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, and Jemima Kirke, as women on the verge — of career, love, and many poor choices — in New York City.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Sinner, who needed the title to complete a career Grand Slam of his own, lost to Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerúndolo from the verge of victory, wilting in the heat of Paris and with no little help from an illness.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of verge
Noun
  • So, Ohtani kept trying to work his way back to the mound for weeks after receiving a lubricating Orthovisc injection in his knee at the beginning of the All-Star break.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The October introduction marks the beginning of a broader evolution for Lune+Aster, with additional innovation planned across complexion, eye and lip categories through 2027.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of beginning
Noun
  • If foods or liquids within the main refrigerator compartment are showing signs of frost or freezing, this is a sign that your fridge could be at its brink.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Keegan later moved into management, revitalizing Newcastle ​United and taking ​the club to ⁠the brink of the Premier League title in the mid-1990s before enduring a more difficult spell as England manager.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of brink
Noun
  • While the Clemson game was Congdon’s first start, the freshman has been part of UM’s guard rotation all season.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Missouri defense collects takeaways to overcome slow start When the Tigers’ offense has started games slow, the defense has been dependable for stops and takeaways.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of start
Noun
  • Details like floor-to-ceiling glass and oak ceilings add to the home’s grandeur, and a fire pit at the edge of the lawn—plus private beach access—are ideal for travelers who want to soak in the salty breeze.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
  • For a cold moment the silence locked a grip on our table, though it was broken, at the edges, by the golf commentators moaning and harrumphing, Rory McIlroy having had a canary on a seventeenth fairway somewhere this championship Sunday.
    — Kevin Barry, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of edge
Noun
  • Division Series have been best-of-five since their inception for annual use in 1995.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This is not uncommon — women make up 4% of laureates since the award’s inception, though that has inched up to 12% in the past decade.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of inception
Noun
  • In neighboring Massachusetts, positive alpha-gal tests have increased substantially on Martha’s Vineyard.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The results from the EEG session independently confirmed that, with alpha-band activity (normally a marker of the brain gating visual input) reduced by nearly half.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of alpha
Noun
  • With the onset of the autumn agricultural harvest and winter heating seasons, domestic distillate inventories, including diesel, continue to trend downward.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This meant that a succession of actors played Arnold over the years, until their voices changed with the onset of puberty.
    — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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