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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 developer writes the protocol, picks the tests, sets the thresholds, redacts for trade secrets, and posts the document.
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Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
This premium, high-end hybrid robot vacuum and mop features an innovative self-lifting chassis that adjusts in real-time to climb over small thresholds and obstacles.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
Let’s take a look at the hitters who have faced the highest Stuff+ in the league so far (with the same thresholds as above).
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 22 May 2026
NextEra Energy anticipates the all-stock transaction will improve its existing credit rating thresholds, while Dominion Energy and Dominion Energy Virginia are expected to benefit from improved ratings and related reductions in financing costs.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
If your heirs inherit assets in New York, they’re taxed at thresholds that now reach the upper middle class.
—Greg Raiff, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The National Weather Service issues different alerts depending on how severe and certain the heat threat is, and the thresholds vary by region.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Buitendorp’s challenge is to determine whether the petitions represent 20% or more of the VLACD freeholders, one of the thresholds for the court to consider changing the charter, or whether conditions have changed enough to allow a change.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The year will also end as the hottest globally, breaking a record set just a year ago as temperatures push toward unprecedented thresholds.
—Hayleigh Evans, Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
This premium, high-end hybrid robot vacuum and mop features an innovative self-lifting chassis that adjusts in real-time to climb over small thresholds and obstacles.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
Let’s take a look at the hitters who have faced the highest Stuff+ in the league so far (with the same thresholds as above).
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 22 May 2026
NextEra Energy anticipates the all-stock transaction will improve its existing credit rating thresholds, while Dominion Energy and Dominion Energy Virginia are expected to benefit from improved ratings and related reductions in financing costs.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
If your heirs inherit assets in New York, they’re taxed at thresholds that now reach the upper middle class.
—Greg Raiff, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The National Weather Service issues different alerts depending on how severe and certain the heat threat is, and the thresholds vary by region.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Buitendorp’s challenge is to determine whether the petitions represent 20% or more of the VLACD freeholders, one of the thresholds for the court to consider changing the charter, or whether conditions have changed enough to allow a change.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The year will also end as the hottest globally, breaking a record set just a year ago as temperatures push toward unprecedented thresholds.
—Hayleigh Evans, Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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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Take Southwest Airlines, which trades under LUV a reference to its beginnings at Dallas Love Field Airport and the company’s famously playful culture.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Happily, from such inauspicious beginnings, the end-of-season promotion deciders have evolved into a cherished, if rather anxiety-inducing, climax to the domestic season.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 May 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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Let Katie Holmes's latest outing convince you to make room in your closet for one more pair of sandals before the summer starts.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
26 May 2026
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Bear in mind, too, that Burrows has pitched into the sixth inning during seven of his 10 starts.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 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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By moving some commencements away from increasingly costly private sites, the financially ailing school district could have saved about half a million dollars a year.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Future removals, offsets, shifting baselines, and technological breakthroughs can keep many strategies plausible at once.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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One thing that will not be there is the striking four-colored court from the 1970s, in which the service boxes, doubles alleys, and the area between the service boxes and the baselines were all different colors.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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“Thresholds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thresholds. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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