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as in endangered
to place in danger
officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay
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Recent Examples of compromised
The Department of Buildings concluded that the building was structurally compromised by the damage, and issued a full vacate order.
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Doug Williams, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Honermann of amfAR says the other numbers also show that a delicate system for preventing and addressing HIV cases has been severely compromised.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
So Anthropic should have anticipated it and should have prepared accordingly, particularly knowing that its information had been compromised.
—Robert Hart, The Verge, 23 Apr. 2026
An identity protection service can monitor your information, alert you to suspicious activity and provide support if your identity is compromised.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Since then, the paper has reviewed an inventory of 337,000 files that were compromised.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Executive function impairment rarely occurs in a vacuum and is compromised in a variety of conditions that affect the brain across the lifespan.
—Anand Kumar, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
What happened next is the reason millions of people are now emotionally compromised.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
But the organization found that the chicks' quality of life in human care would also have been significantly compromised.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Doug Williams, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Honermann of amfAR says the other numbers also show that a delicate system for preventing and addressing HIV cases has been severely compromised.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
So Anthropic should have anticipated it and should have prepared accordingly, particularly knowing that its information had been compromised.
—Robert Hart, The Verge, 23 Apr. 2026
An identity protection service can monitor your information, alert you to suspicious activity and provide support if your identity is compromised.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Since then, the paper has reviewed an inventory of 337,000 files that were compromised.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Executive function impairment rarely occurs in a vacuum and is compromised in a variety of conditions that affect the brain across the lifespan.
—Anand Kumar, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
What happened next is the reason millions of people are now emotionally compromised.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
But the organization found that the chicks' quality of life in human care would also have been significantly compromised.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
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The lakes in the American West are major refueling points for more than three hundred different bird species, some of them endangered, along the Pacific Flyway, the migratory route extending from Alaska to Patagonia.—
Rosa Lyster,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Scientific research, long a cornerstone of American economic progress, has been increasingly endangered by the White House’s warped priorities.—
Shawn Fain,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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But the war has damaged that argument.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oil infrastructure in the Middle East has been damaged or disrupted in the Iran war.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Iranian forces have laid mines and threatened commercial traffic in the narrow waterway.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the communion’s largest and fastest-growing churches in Africa belong to a conservative group called the Global Anglican Future Conference, or Gafcon, which has sharply criticized her appointment and threatened a final break.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The move comes after the spring-break-reminiscent event has been marred by tragedy and lawlessness in previous years.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel submit to an alcohol use screening and publicly answer claims that his drinking and behavior have jeopardized national security.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Office of Inspector General determined in a report that Hegseth jeopardized troop safety and violated department policy.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2026
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Kinahan escaped unscathed, but his friend David Byrne was killed in the attack, and McGovern was injured by gunfire.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The United Nations' Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said in a statement that March saw a 49% jump in civilian casualties versus February, with at least 211 killed and 1,206 injured across the course of the month.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some Russians this week risked their freedom by petitioning authorities to lift restrictions.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The physicians of American Doctor risked their lives to perform emergency surgeries on children like Hind Rajab who have been gravely injured in shelling, bombing and other attacks by the Israel Defense Forces.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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This has been a story of unforeseen incidents, such as the unnoticed approach of the storm and the capsizing in front of high cliffs that prevented us from swimming ashore before the cold water had weakened us.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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For Caracas, the engagement offers a chance to attract foreign capital and revive industries weakened by years of mismanagement and sanctions.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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