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the point at which something begins
at the threshold of the new year, it's time to look back and make resolutions for the future
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Recent Examples of threshold
The 7-gram daily threshold is modest and well within reach for anyone who cooks with olive oil or uses it in a dressing.
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
In an email sent following this article’s publication, Frame said his campaign had received nearly 1,600 individual contributions to date that are below the Secretary of State’s $1,000 late reporting threshold.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Both nations have crossed the US$1 trillion threshold on research spending.
—Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
If the location of that first infection is in the US, however, the research could lend significant weight to the idea that measles has been continually transmitting in the country for longer than a year, the threshold fordetermining elimination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
In an email sent following this article’s publication, Frame said his campaign had received nearly 1,600 individual contributions to date that are below the Secretary of State’s $1,000 late reporting threshold.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Both nations have crossed the US$1 trillion threshold on research spending.
—Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
If the location of that first infection is in the US, however, the research could lend significant weight to the idea that measles has been continually transmitting in the country for longer than a year, the threshold fordetermining elimination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threshold
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The Washington Post reported last week that HHS has shelved a study CDC scientists were on the verge of publishing showing that this past winter the vaccines reduced the risk of needing emergency care or hospitalization for Covid by 50%.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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For more than 90 minutes, the Blue and Chrome were on the verge of ending the slump, even if only with a draw.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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His campaign, however, raised just over $1 million since the beginning of the year — placing him sixth in the fundraising race among the eight leading candidates.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, today is the beginning of a six-year window that will impact your private world.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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But with the Trojans on the very brink of the tournament bubble, time is quickly running out on that possibility.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Topline Spirit Airlines announced on Tuesday a deal with its creditors to emerge from bankruptcy later this year, with plans to substantially shrink the company while shedding more than $5 billion in debt, marking the discount airline’s second return from the financial brink in less than a year.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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But with no other damage done, Weathers impressed his teammates in his first start as a father.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Greenlaw signed a three-year contract with Denver last season in free agency, but was released after playing in eight games with seven starts due to injuries.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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On the eastern edge of the state, Sioux Falls is best known for Falls Park, where the Big Sioux River spills over wide stretches of pink quartzite rock.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images Since its inception, presidents have frequented the Washington Hilton.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to Powerball, the jackpot has been hit almost 200 times since the lottery's inception in 1992.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Young is a fiery alpha who brings immense energy to the field and locker room.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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An old male Japanese macaque maintained alpha status as his ability to walk deteriorated, but only through an alliance with the alpha female.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, emerging evidence suggests that early detection and aggressive treatment of psychiatric symptoms may improve long-term outcomes by delaying the onset of clinical neurodegeneration and mitigating the cumulative biological stress that accelerates brain aging.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Now, three years after the initial onset of symptoms, Mollie uses a wheelchair and crutches daily and was forced to move in with their father.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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