compromised

Definition of compromisednext
past tense of compromise
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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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Recent Examples of compromised The international community’s ability to manage safe travel and secure banking, communications and quality standards for food, water, and medicine could all be compromised, too. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 In any case, the form of the concrete sections is severely compromised. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Companies should detect prompt injection, malicious or compromised tools, behavioral anomalies, data exfiltration and other threats. — Shashwat Sehgal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 OpenAI said the notifications didn’t necessarily mean systems were compromised -- the activity may have been more like rattling a locked door than breaking it down. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 Note that this doesn’t mean my account and password were compromised, only that my email appeared in a breach. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 If your skin barrier is already compromised, adding a device may only make irritation worse. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Sep. 2026 What is remarkable is that even with intense economic pressures putting the squeeze on restaurants, Langer’s has not compromised on the quality of its pastrami. — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 There is frustration in the White House that the war continues, with Iran launching attacks on its neighbors and the Strait of Hormuz still compromised. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
Verb
  • Ofir Akunis, Israel’s consul general in New York, said the mayor’s position on Israel has endangered Jewish New Yorkers.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Police asked for help finding Jordyne Williams, 20, who was reported missing Sunday afternoon and is considered endangered, a police spokesman said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Merz and Zelenskyy visited a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv that was damaged in a Russian attack that killed two people on Monday, as air raid sirens sounded across the capital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Strikes on Kyiv’s bridges continue Russian attacks damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge over the Dnieper River again on Sunday.
    — Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Attacks on Abha and Riyadh's King Khalid international airports in Saudia Arabia threatened to pull the kingdom deeper into the latest front in the Iran war.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Mecklenburg County commissioners blasted Discovery Place over its handling of county money for its nature museum Tuesday and threatened to take control of the museum’s operations and hold Discovery Place in default for millions.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The findings paint a picture of a response marred by poor preparation, communication issues and disorganized leadership that struggled to coordinate between jurisdictions.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But his legacy was also marred by the discovery of his elaborate shielding of his wealth from taxes through shell companies, which experts say may have hurt the growth of his nation.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As Ruben and Gus form an unlikely friendship, the bond is jeopardized when both men’s pasts threaten to catch up with them.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When regulations begin to overlap, permitting and building are jeopardized through financial and practical burdens.
    — Bennett Lawson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Five Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 injured this week in such attacks, according to Palestinian officials.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The status of starting edge rusher Marquise Lightfoot, who was injured against Clemson, remains up in the air.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot.
    — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Lower-ticket maintenance items have held steadier in sales, which can help to prop up the top line, but the per-store productivity weakened even where top-line sales looked flat, Graff said.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The region’s long investment in coal and steel became a trap once the economic basis for those industries weakened.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Compromised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromised. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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