1
as in susceptibility
the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent
vulnerability to infection
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2
as in exposure
the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful
the vulnerability of the car to vandalism when it's parked on the street
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Recent Examples of vulnerability
The drama charts her gradual journey from vulnerability to self-determination.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Many updates patch vulnerabilities that hackers try to exploit.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Knowing Your Materials Each type of barware material has its own unique vulnerabilities.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Cybernews describes itself as using ethical hacking techniques to disclose cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
But vulnerability is not without risk.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The vulnerability is the result of a stack overflow bug in the IOS component that handles SNMP (simple network management protocol), which routers and other devices use to collect and handle information about devices inside a network.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
After writing for acts like Kenia Os and Alejandro Fernández, the Venezuelan artist found his own voice by blending R&B, rock, and more with deep vulnerability.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Reynolds is a tetchy tyrant, who, enabled by his sister, Cyril (Lesley Manville), has embraced a need to have things just so as a means of warding off vulnerability.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Many updates patch vulnerabilities that hackers try to exploit.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Knowing Your Materials Each type of barware material has its own unique vulnerabilities.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Cybernews describes itself as using ethical hacking techniques to disclose cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
But vulnerability is not without risk.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The vulnerability is the result of a stack overflow bug in the IOS component that handles SNMP (simple network management protocol), which routers and other devices use to collect and handle information about devices inside a network.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
After writing for acts like Kenia Os and Alejandro Fernández, the Venezuelan artist found his own voice by blending R&B, rock, and more with deep vulnerability.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Reynolds is a tetchy tyrant, who, enabled by his sister, Cyril (Lesley Manville), has embraced a need to have things just so as a means of warding off vulnerability.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulnerability
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Older adults who cycle regularly are likely a healthier subgroup, and cycling may also serve as a marker of favorable genetics, with risk lowest among those without genetic susceptibility to dementia, Verghese said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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The study posed that ethnogenetic susceptibility and environmental exposure from pollution or endocrine-disrupting chemicals might be contributing factors.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some institutions, such as Boston Children's Hospital, will look to identify environmental exposures that may lead to autism while others, such as Drexel University, will examine the of diet and its interactions with other exposures in the development of autism.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Other common factors found to contribute to Gen Z’s experiences with anxiety include living through the pandemic as children and frequent exposure to stressful domestic and international news (via social media).—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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This relationship between a military’s combat troop and support personnel is a glaring weakness of the proposal.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Adductor dysfunction — whether from weakness or tightness — can create problems that extend far beyond your inner thighs.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Other reasons to seek additional care can include continued irritation, watering, burning, eye pain, mucus discharge, sensitivity to light, reduced vision and any flaking, discharge or sores on the eye or eyelid.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pose was groundbreaking in many ways, but the FX drama deserves credit for being one of very few shows to depict the HIV-positive experience with sensitivity and a sense of dignity.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Vulnerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulnerability. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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