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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 thresholds
The new center, Junkins said, should be able to maintain those thresholds with an anticipated increase in visits of between 20% and 30%.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
New luxury tax thresholds were introduced, imposing punitive roster-building restrictions on big spenders, scaring teams away from keeping their championship cores intact.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
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, 6 June 2026
When thresholds are not met, the system may route the prescription to manual review.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Baking soda can be used indoors as a deterrent at entry points, such as windowsills, door thresholds, and dark areas like under sinks, says Jeff Schumacher, owner of All-Safe Pest & Termite.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
Rumspringa is an album preoccupied with thresholds.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
In the luxury tax system, as it is known today and put in place in 2001, clubs are taxed at varying amounts when exceeding thresholds agreed to as part of collective bargaining.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Each company sets its own thresholds and its own level of transparency.
—Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
New luxury tax thresholds were introduced, imposing punitive roster-building restrictions on big spenders, scaring teams away from keeping their championship cores intact.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
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, 6 June 2026
When thresholds are not met, the system may route the prescription to manual review.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Baking soda can be used indoors as a deterrent at entry points, such as windowsills, door thresholds, and dark areas like under sinks, says Jeff Schumacher, owner of All-Safe Pest & Termite.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
Rumspringa is an album preoccupied with thresholds.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
In the luxury tax system, as it is known today and put in place in 2001, clubs are taxed at varying amounts when exceeding thresholds agreed to as part of collective bargaining.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Each company sets its own thresholds and its own level of transparency.
—Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thresholds
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Still, sometimes the songs feel like they’re trapped in amber, with emotion muted and songwriting that verges on repetitive.—
Vrinda Jagota,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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These ideas are big and ripe for the picking, but James’ interest in delivering a full meal verges on overstuffed.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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But its prediction-market bet shows how these platforms are beginning to outgrow their YOLO beginnings and could one day underpin big parts of traditional finance.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 June 2026
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Even the set for Simon’s modest apartment on Lexington Avenue evoked Cretton’s humble beginnings.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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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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Over the following decade, his lab would, in fits and starts, chip away at their obsession.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
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Wacha was among seven American League pitchers to work at least five innings or more in their first 11 starts.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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In the past few years, Underwood has come to realize that a bunch of barking alphas may not, in fact, be the best way to build a successful pack.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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As a ballplayer, Kent was as irascible as Bonds; the two alphas reportedly brawled behind clubhouse doors, and famously clashed in the dugout during a 2002 game, when Bonds lunged for Kent’s throat and pushed him against the wall.—
Jeremy Collins,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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Sometimes they are flattered, invited inside, and quietly stripped of their sharp edges.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The most valuable goods sit at the center of the bazaar, with prices becoming more accessible toward the outer edges.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Recent Harvard commencements have grown much more political.—
Michael Casey,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Originally called MarchingOrder, Tassel had provided services for commencements for around 20 years before adding the AI name offering.—
Kendall Staton The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
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The junior share of new hires — the fraction of jobs going to early-career workers — has fallen roughly 8 to 11 percentage points below 2019 baselines in every one of those countries.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Isolating microplastics that slough off synthetic textiles such as polyester and nylon made the contrast even starker, with airborne levels rising to 100 times global baselines and aquatic concentrations soaring to 200 times higher.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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“Thresholds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thresholds. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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