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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
The administration has rolled back Biden-era policies such as mandatory safety reporting thresholds in favor of voluntary frameworks and state law preemption.
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Throttle bikes that go over 20 miles per hour or pedal bikes that go over 28 miles per hour are considered mopeds or motorcycles, requiring licensing and age thresholds to be legally operated in California.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
More significant than the different age thresholds, Dreyer argues, is a legal complication largely missing from the public debate.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
Visitors can stroll down the same sidewalks and step over the thresholds of the very shops that stood there almost 2,000 years ago.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
That means people nearing retirement wouldn't be affected — nor would lower-income workers, although the proposal didn't include details on the age or income thresholds for the changes.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 June 2026
The measure, approved as part of the state budget, targets second homes valued above certain thresholds and is expected to generate hundreds of millions in annual revenue.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Residents assemble altars at the thresholds of their homes, adorning them with prized heirloom linens, and step into stockings, underskirts, petticoats, and blouses that have been painstakingly hand-stitched and preserved across generations.
—Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
Those possibilities range from eliminating FEMA altogether to raising the thresholds states must meet to get federal help.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Throttle bikes that go over 20 miles per hour or pedal bikes that go over 28 miles per hour are considered mopeds or motorcycles, requiring licensing and age thresholds to be legally operated in California.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
More significant than the different age thresholds, Dreyer argues, is a legal complication largely missing from the public debate.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
Visitors can stroll down the same sidewalks and step over the thresholds of the very shops that stood there almost 2,000 years ago.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
That means people nearing retirement wouldn't be affected — nor would lower-income workers, although the proposal didn't include details on the age or income thresholds for the changes.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 June 2026
The measure, approved as part of the state budget, targets second homes valued above certain thresholds and is expected to generate hundreds of millions in annual revenue.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Residents assemble altars at the thresholds of their homes, adorning them with prized heirloom linens, and step into stockings, underskirts, petticoats, and blouses that have been painstakingly hand-stitched and preserved across generations.
—Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
Those possibilities range from eliminating FEMA altogether to raising the thresholds states must meet to get federal help.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 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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The 22-year-old said his mind drifted back to his own beginnings, in Stockton, on that concept of general generational trauma.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
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From their beginnings in the early 1990s, Failure have attracted admirers to their muscular, celestial sound, including Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
16 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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This morning favors gentle starts and better listening, while the afternoon asks us to slow replies, check assumptions, and make our tone easier to understand.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2026
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The Royals veteran spent 2021 with the Rays organization and made 23 starts.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 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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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
Cite this Entry
“Thresholds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thresholds. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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