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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
Both employers and employees pay a 6.2% tax on wages up to that threshold.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
The more people who report damage, the more likely Milwaukee County is to reach that threshold sooner and qualify for federal aid, Crowley said during the walkthrough.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The study authors believe one approach is to reduce the sensing area, which creates a greater threshold difference between a DNA impedance signal and a no-DNA signal.
—Diya Dwarakanath, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2025
On Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, well below the threshold of monthly job growth necessary to keep up with population growth.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
The more people who report damage, the more likely Milwaukee County is to reach that threshold sooner and qualify for federal aid, Crowley said during the walkthrough.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The study authors believe one approach is to reduce the sensing area, which creates a greater threshold difference between a DNA impedance signal and a no-DNA signal.
—Diya Dwarakanath, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2025
On Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, well below the threshold of monthly job growth necessary to keep up with population growth.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threshold
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And small rain gardens on the verges alongside local roads were also installed.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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And Israel's unrelenting siege in the region has resulted in a humanitarian crisis that has pushed health and welfare infrastructures in Gaza to the verge of collapse.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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That is up from Politico's previous poll, conducted at the beginning of June, which showed Porter with 6 percent in a head-to-head matchup.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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From the beginning of his trial, his sisters have been supportive of Jussie.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
22 Aug. 2025
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And not ancient or biblical history either—the 20th century is ripe with examples of how the world was pushed to a moral, ethical, and existential brink, only for unsung champions to pull us all back to safety.—
Lauren Stienstra,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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That Maggie had gone to the very brink of extinguishing Negan.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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The Giants’ first round pick made his first start as an NFL quarterback in the team’s preseason finale against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
22 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Wentz has a 2.60 ERA in seven games (six starts) since the Braves claimed him off waivers in July from the Minnesota Twins, who had claimed him off waivers in June from the Pittsburgh Pirates.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The square stones have rounded edges to prevent scratching, and there’s no unpleasant metallic taste.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Back to the top of the order, Jurickson Profar got a changeup on the outside edge of the zone and lined it to left field for a double.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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In less than half a year since its inception, the company secured $2 billion in seed funding in July, reaching a valuation of approximately $12 billion.—
,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Cheval Noir represents the political fight that pushed Montreal to become one of Canada’s most progressive cities — an ideology that’s been at the core of the festival since its inception.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
9 Aug. 2025
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That’s Terence McKenna’s alpha moment, where the universe undergoes its most extraordinary transformations.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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Chuba Hubbard feels like a good value and will probably serve as my flex for most weeks unless one of the two Patriots’ RBs on the roster proves to be a true alpha.—
Jay Felicio,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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This association was partially mediated by differences in body weight throughout childhood, with childhood obesity linked to early pubertal onset.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Despite the uncertainty, the Trump White House is confident that the onset of his broad tariffs will provide clarity about the path of the world’s largest economy.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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