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as in susceptible
being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm
I'm vulnerable to sunburn whenever I go out in the sun
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as in helpless
lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack
vulnerable baby chicks
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Recent Examples of vulnerable
Translators and interpreters, a largely freelance and economically precarious workforce, are particularly vulnerable to being supplanted by technology.
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Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Countless other challenges remain, including a lack of momentum towards greater funding for climate adaptation in the most vulnerable nations.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The negotiators recognized the costs to those most vulnerable Americans were real at coming at the expense of a political fight over health insurance costs for millions of other Americans.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
In it, Gates noted that the world’s poorest people are also the most vulnerable to the effects of rising temperatures.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Countless other challenges remain, including a lack of momentum towards greater funding for climate adaptation in the most vulnerable nations.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The negotiators recognized the costs to those most vulnerable Americans were real at coming at the expense of a political fight over health insurance costs for millions of other Americans.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
In it, Gates noted that the world’s poorest people are also the most vulnerable to the effects of rising temperatures.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulnerable
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The deterioration in the labor market has been concentrated in payroll employment, which is the [datapoint] that is the most susceptible to demographic and immigration changes.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, Arizona's hot and dry desert climate made Gilbert susceptible to drought and wildfires, causing the low ranking in natural disaster risk.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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People eventually outgrow the helpless-baby stage.—
Anna Louie Sussman,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Without money and without a means to earn it, women are helpless to determine the course of their own lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some people experience tactile allodynia, which happens when the central nervous system becomes extra sensitive to things that touch your skin.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Still, employees have also been left wondering why the moves needed to take place when so many employees remained furloughed and unaware of how sensitive hardware was being handled.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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With the expiration of TPS, these individuals are left completely unprotected and face the possibility of being detained or deported.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their stewardship has kept deforestation rates in Indigenous Lands in the Brazilian Amazon up to 83% lower than in unprotected areas globally.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The extensive exposed brick walls, natural wood exposed ceiling beams, and organic decor pieces are just a few details that will keep dinner guests guessing.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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Defenseman Jacob Trouba stopped what seemed like a sure goal with his stick, helping goaltender Jakob Dostal by knocking away a shot headed toward an exposed side of the net.—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Vulnerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulnerable. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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