as in negotiations
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement
eventually we reached a compromise on the number of hours per week that would be devoted to piano practice
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as in endangers
to place in danger
officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security
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as in damages
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 compromises
Adam Williams
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Reporting from The New York Times and elsewhere has highlighted the compromises Apple was willing to make to retain access to Chinese manufacturing and consumers.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
As the lead singer and the prime personality of the Jackson Five, Michael is propelled into stardom and the compromises that come with it, starting when Gordy advises him to lie about his age.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
So far, the company has not detected any breaches outside of its vendor environment or any compromises to the Anthropic systems.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
That may come with compromises.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Even with the additional compromises, some residents remain upset that the store, as planned, couldn't be stopped.
—Laura Layden, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Through its history, the latter approaches have often left F1 divided, with difficult compromises that leave few fully satisfied.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Editorial, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Quality over quantity The perception that recycled cotton compromises quality is increasingly being disproven by innovation and real-world products, according to Laura Vicaria, Denim Deal program director.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
For its part, Cannes never compromises on a certain artistic standard.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
This is the players telling the world that Schoen’s presence and performance drag the team down and compromises their ability to win.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Prepared Frozen Foods Dumplings and gyoza are typically flash-frozen after shaping and should be cooked straight from frozen; thawing softens the wrappers and compromises texture.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Moreover, such rapid decay of institutions compromises, to varying degrees, all those who find themselves within them.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That compromises them on the defensive glass and allows bigger defenders to crowd Davidson down the stretch.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Runaway replication can grow into cancer, while overzealous culling — as can happen in asthma — compromises the integrity of tissues.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
Considering this, some real compromises had to be made inside.
—Adam Williams
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Reporting from The New York Times and elsewhere has highlighted the compromises Apple was willing to make to retain access to Chinese manufacturing and consumers.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
As the lead singer and the prime personality of the Jackson Five, Michael is propelled into stardom and the compromises that come with it, starting when Gordy advises him to lie about his age.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
So far, the company has not detected any breaches outside of its vendor environment or any compromises to the Anthropic systems.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
That may come with compromises.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Even with the additional compromises, some residents remain upset that the store, as planned, couldn't be stopped.
—Laura Layden, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Through its history, the latter approaches have often left F1 divided, with difficult compromises that leave few fully satisfied.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Yet the current system for training young athletes compromises that very goal.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Quality over quantity The perception that recycled cotton compromises quality is increasingly being disproven by innovation and real-world products, according to Laura Vicaria, Denim Deal program director.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
For its part, Cannes never compromises on a certain artistic standard.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
This is the players telling the world that Schoen’s presence and performance drag the team down and compromises their ability to win.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Prepared Frozen Foods Dumplings and gyoza are typically flash-frozen after shaping and should be cooked straight from frozen; thawing softens the wrappers and compromises texture.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Moreover, such rapid decay of institutions compromises, to varying degrees, all those who find themselves within them.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That compromises them on the defensive glass and allows bigger defenders to crowd Davidson down the stretch.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Runaway replication can grow into cancer, while overzealous culling — as can happen in asthma — compromises the integrity of tissues.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromises
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Iran has given the US a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war that includes postponing nuclear negotiations, Axios reported, citing a US official and two people with knowledge of the matter.—
Jon Herskovitz,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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The president lying consistently about the nature of the negotiations, saying things have been agreed to, that clearly have not been agreed to.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The teaser also reveals that the titular character has a huge company, which endangers millions with a drilling operation that goes too far.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Someone this unstable, whose behavior endangers the nation, should not remain in office.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mercury damages the nervous system.—
Anton L. Delgado,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Antisemitism weakens trust, corrodes pluralism and damages the social fabric on which diverse communities depend.—
Laurence Milstein,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Forty years later, Moscow is once again placing Chornobyl at immense risk — this time through a violent war of aggression that threatens to bring nuclear catastrophe back to Ukraine and Europe.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the consequences of a destabilized Mali, compounded by the wider fallout from the Iran war, are unlikely to stop at its borders and threatens to deepen a deteriorating security crisis across one of the world’s most volatile regions.—
Ulf Laessing,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This storyline later appeared in the second season of Girls, as Dunham’s character Hannah is overwhelmed with the anxiety of writing a novel and similarly injures herself.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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In her desperation to ask Val for a job on the new sitcom, Sharon falls and injures herself.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The trial risks complicating OpenAI's plans for a potential initial public offering by casting doubt on its leadership.—
Deepa Seetharaman,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, Brockman and Altman could be dropped as officers, and Altman risks losing his seat on OpenAI’s board.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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However, an earnestness mars most of the proceedings.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That jeopardizes the safety of everyone on the highways and tends to depress how much drivers can earn if companies are able to hire cheap immigrant truck drivers and pay them less.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The administration’s plan also doesn’t prioritize new scientific projects, Bell said, which further jeopardizes long-term job stability and space discovery at centers like JPL.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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