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 Synonyms for vulnerability
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The retired brigadier general said the conversations among national security leaders through the messaging app should have been held offline due to their highly sensitive information and susceptibility to hackers or foreign adversaries.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Research suggests, too, that hormone therapy reduces susceptibility to osteoporosis, another calamitous disease of aging for women.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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New study links increased bacteria exposure to early-onset colon cancer Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab joins 'Fox & Friends' to examine a new study on the effects of pathogenic gut bacteria and tips for limiting exposure to harmful bacteria.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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What should trouble you even more is that research shows, prolonged exposure to workplace bullying triples the risk of developing clinical depression.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Without the puck, Nurse and Bouchard have the same weakness (read and react, wandering).—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Soft data like consumer confidence survey, polling and jobless claims show signs of economic weakness.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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Finding narratives that can still cut through the noise and resonate with fractured audiences will demand unprecedented creativity and sensitivity from communicators.—
Fahad Qadir,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But outside of folks with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, there’s no conclusive evidence that gluten consumption triggers inflammation.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Vulnerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulnerability. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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