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as in beginnings
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 thresholds
Starvation can occur long before famine is declared Because all three thresholds must be met to trigger a famine designation, many people may be starving well before phase five is reached.
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Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
One is a further extension of the freeze in the thresholds at which people begin to pay the basic and higher rates of income tax.
—Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Men in the study reported higher average alexithymia scores—close to clinical thresholds—indicating more difficulty understanding their emotions.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Racimo believes that focusing on temperature thresholds was a mistake from the start.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
As global temperatures edge dangerously close to critical thresholds and international emissions goals continue to fall short, SRM has been gaining attention as a last-resort climate fix.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
One is a further extension of the freeze in the thresholds at which people begin to pay the basic and higher rates of income tax.
—Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Men in the study reported higher average alexithymia scores—close to clinical thresholds—indicating more difficulty understanding their emotions.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Racimo believes that focusing on temperature thresholds was a mistake from the start.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
As global temperatures edge dangerously close to critical thresholds and international emissions goals continue to fall short, SRM has been gaining attention as a last-resort climate fix.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thresholds
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The lineup of dishes and sauces and combos verges on overwhelming; they’re presented in a mix of typefaces and colors, and punctuated by herky-jerky photo animations—a waving hand holding a soft-serve twist, spidery fingers with brass nail extensions used in the traditional Thai dance Fawn Leb.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Enyedi has often made meditative cinema, but here her restraint in some sequences verges on suffocating.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is a year of new beginnings and adventures!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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In straightforward and compelling prose, Sammy, then 40, tells the story of his vaudeville beginnings, his growth as an entertainer, and his movement through America.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The pandemic brought many of us to similar brinks.—
Eric Olson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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The cash payments have also led to higher birth weights and longer breastfeeding periods for babies, the Bridge Project says, both of which signal healthier starts to a child's life.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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The workout flurry comes while the Bears sit at one of their better starts (5-3) and navigate a crucial midseason stretch — one in which maintaining a steady run game will be important to protect QB Caleb Williams and an evolving offense.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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These changes, as well as, wearing bangs were a major key to keeping her edges strong.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Future experiments, including the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) in the US and Japan’s Hyper-Kamiokande, are expected to build on this foundation and offer even longer baselines and more powerful detectors to trace how neutrinos shift flavors across greater distances.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Metabolic tests can be helpful baselines to assess your risk of developing all sorts of conditions, including heart disease.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
17 Oct. 2025
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Notably, Stefanik is not narrating the video, a feature typical of most campaign launches, when the candidate speaks directly to appeal to the voter.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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As orbital launches and other space activities have increased, so have the fragments produced by collisions, accidental breakups, spent rocket stages, and more.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Thresholds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thresholds. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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