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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
Those signatures must meet a minimum threshold in half of Ohio's 88 counties.
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
Under the new legislation, that threshold drops to 70% of area median income.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Estate Tax Overhaul: Lower the estate tax exemption threshold from $13 million to $3–5 million, close valuation loopholes, and raise rates for estates over $50 million.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
It is arbitrarily chosen to be the 67% historical probability threshold...
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
Under the new legislation, that threshold drops to 70% of area median income.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Estate Tax Overhaul: Lower the estate tax exemption threshold from $13 million to $3–5 million, close valuation loopholes, and raise rates for estates over $50 million.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
It is arbitrarily chosen to be the 67% historical probability threshold...
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threshold
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has argued for decades that Iran was on the verge producing a nuclear weapon.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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Additionally, annual flowering seed mixes are often planted and grown in public gardens, parks, along roadsides, in traffic verges and in other urban areas.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Trump can celebrate the beginning of summer with a big win.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 July 2025
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The beginning is somewhat known, and the ending is clear.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
5 July 2025
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That Maggie had gone to the very brink of extinguishing Negan.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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In its penultimate episode, Paradise pushed us to think about what humanity will succumb to if the climate crisis we’ve been so warned about hits its brink.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Norm Hall/Getty Images The Red Sox have an ace in Garrett Crochet while Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito turned their seasons around over their last six starts.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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That Morejón made it through so many stops and starts, improving his body and mind and his pitching arsenal along the way, is what has been gratifying to longtime members of the organization.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Periphery, fresh off their 2025 release Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre, will bring their signature technical wizardry to the tour, while Honey Revenge, whose debut album Retrograde Heart has been praised for its infectious hooks and alternative edge, will add an exciting contrast to the lineup.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
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The tiles are made from non-toxic, BPA-free plastic with smooth, rounded edges.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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Although wolves have been a symbol of Rome since its inception, by the 1970s only around 100 wolves remained in all of Italy, and none in the capital.—
Krista Langlois,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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Outperforming Without The Hype The DBS Barbell Strategy has consistently outperformed its peers since its inception.—
DBS Private Bank,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The alpha Capricornids meteor shower begins activity July 12, followed by the Southern Delta Aquariids on July 18, according to the American Meteor Society's website.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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Maybe the alpha is hung because the special-effects makeup department went a little overboard on the prosthetic.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply-chain disruptions contributed to a 25% spike in import prices (see chart).—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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To Reveal Cancer Cells The Good Life: This Viral Pharmacist Says Sunscreen Isn't Enough This Summer Psychedelic Drug May Slow Aging In boys, sucralose stood out as the most significant sweetener associated with early puberty onset.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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