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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
In normal silicon, a transistor's threshold voltage can be adjusted by doping the silicon—implanting impurities that change the semiconductor's behavior.
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
It should also be taken with caution in those with seizure disorders because bupropion lowers the seizure threshold.
—T'keyah Bazin, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 1 Apr. 2025
In the Friday roundtable, Xi acknowledged problems encountered by foreign investors in China, saying that the country plans on lowering the market access threshold, maintaining fair competition and strengthening service guarantees for international businesses exiting the market.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
Only a handful of Republicans would be needed to hit that threshold.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
It should also be taken with caution in those with seizure disorders because bupropion lowers the seizure threshold.
—T'keyah Bazin, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 1 Apr. 2025
In the Friday roundtable, Xi acknowledged problems encountered by foreign investors in China, saying that the country plans on lowering the market access threshold, maintaining fair competition and strengthening service guarantees for international businesses exiting the market.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
Only a handful of Republicans would be needed to hit that threshold.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threshold
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More news: Dodgers Tab Minor League Catcher to Replace Injured Freddie Freeman The Dodgers are off to an 8-0 start on the verge of their first series against the Phillies this season.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Another streaming series on a verge of cancellation has been trying to move to Netflix over the past few weeks, so far unsuccessfully.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of the 2005 season, then–NBA Commissioner David Stern implemented a dress code.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Failure to act will push more seniors to the financial brink, further jeopardizing their health and well-being.—
Katie Dempsey,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Image Israel and Hamas on the ‘brink’ of a truce Israel and Hamas are close to a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages there, Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said yesterday.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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With his win last year, Scheffler joined Horton Smith as the only two golfers to earn his first two Masters wins in five or fewer starts.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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There have been quality starts from Ragans, Michael Lorenzen and Kris Bubic during KC’s three-game winning streak.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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A day after declaring their intention to capture large swathes of the crowded enclave, Israeli forces pushed into the city on Gaza's southern edge which had served as a last refuge for people fleeing other areas for much of the war.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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And on the state’s far eastern edge, Shelby County, the poorest of the three, took on 307 cases.—
Ilana Panich-Linsman,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Veteran publishing executive Robert Gottlieb, the chairman of the literary agency Trident Media Group who has been following the trend since its inception, is only slightly more measured.—
Andy Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Here’s How Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Is Rising to the Occasion One of the largest organizations in the world devoted to HIV/AIDS relief faces perhaps its most critical year since inception.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
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The bickering dynamic between Black and Momoa becomes the story’s driving force, with the rest of the cast left to roll their eyes at the wannabe alphas and/or jettisoned to their own subplots just to keep them out of the way (Myers and Brooks get the worst of both worlds).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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Culkin no doubt relished the challenge of playing an alpha dog, rather than the puppy-like sidekicks he most frequently is cast to play.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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More importantly, failing to articulate an acceptable mistake at the onset will leave your team without the language to define which levers were most important to drive business goals.—
Rebecca Shaddix,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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For example, in 2020, markets saw their second-worst day of the year on March 12 at the onset of the Covid pandemic.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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