thresholds

plural of threshold

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Recent Examples of thresholds While their eligibility thresholds differ, most of the recent plans are structured into at least two levels. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 By contrast, only about 20% of samples collected in Palm Beach County exceeded those thresholds. Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Then 20 teams are over the salary cap, but not into the first or second aprons for the luxury tax thresholds. Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Taken together, the filings catch the deal breaching both thresholds—the guidelines’ 1,800 ceiling in distribution and cable, and Philadelphia Bank’s 30% line in the markets where writers sell their work. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Those thresholds place the emergency power far above an embarrassing chatbot answer or a routine software failure. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The protective association plateaued at three days per week, and the pattern held whether researchers used step thresholds of 6,000 or 10,000. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 The most accessible citizenship-by-investment programs are generally found in the Caribbean, where the schemes come with relatively low investment thresholds and comparatively less red tape. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 Optima Tax Relief may appeal to individuals with larger tax debts seeking a structured process, while Tax Defense Network may be better suited for those who want ongoing compliance support and have lower debt thresholds. Adam Palasciano, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thresholds
Noun
  • The bar’s aesthetic verges on Brutalist, with walls made of concrete blocks, uniform round tables, and stone chairs affixed to the floor, but its offerings are a more conventional list of classic cocktails, including Spritzes and Negronis.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Our brains hold onto beginnings and endings and lose the middle.
    James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • San Jose native Roberto Mendoza parlayed humble beginnings as a dishwasher into a culinary career at Michelin star restaurants.
    Laura Ness, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The pandemic brought many of us to similar brinks.
    Eric Olson September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kremer has allowed 12 home runs in seven starts this year, avoiding a home run in only one of those turns and ceding multiple homers in three of them.
    Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The two-time All-Star was 0-4 in his final seven starts for New York and hasn’t won since pitching five innings in an 8-1 victory over the Braves on June 14.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Clarity is allowed to be kind and still have edges today, too, Pisces.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • At Palmyra Atoll, blacktip and grey reef sharks cruise the reefs’ edges.
    NPR, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Experts said the second earthquake began before the first had even ended, with the two onsets separated by just 39 seconds.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Anxiety disorders can persist into adulthood, particularly those disorders with early onsets and those that are left untreated.
    Elana Bernstein, The Conversation, 13 May 2022
Noun
  • The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs.
    Mark Bardeen Andrejevic, Washington Post, 10 July 2026
  • Recent Harvard commencements have grown much more political.
    Michael Casey, Fortune, 29 May 2026

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