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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
Now, Republican House members in high-tax states have enough leverage to raise that threshold.
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Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 14 June 2025
The Heat is currently operating above the salary cap and stands just $4 million away from the luxury-tax threshold with 13 players under contract for next season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Countries have some leeway to set their own pilot training standards, and the U.S. has the highest threshold for minimum flight hours in the world.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Bacteria and viruses thrive both below and above these thresholds.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 12 June 2025
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Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 14 June 2025
The Heat is currently operating above the salary cap and stands just $4 million away from the luxury-tax threshold with 13 players under contract for next season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Countries have some leeway to set their own pilot training standards, and the U.S. has the highest threshold for minimum flight hours in the world.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Bacteria and viruses thrive both below and above these thresholds.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threshold
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The game is set on a planet on the brink of societal collapse when a threat in the form of underground creatures known as the Locust take humanity to the verge of extinction.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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Oliver Glasner has guided Crystal Palace to the verge of history Crystal Palace had ‘no doubt’ on Oliver Glasner despite slow start to season Jacob is a football reporter covering Aston Villa for The Athletic.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Bulls will point to yesterday’s event as just the beginning of an exciting path of growth.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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He’s been trying really from the beginning to bring the 10 Black mob families together.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
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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Arresting climate change and the loss of species that will result is a critical step away from that brink, but one that policymakers and the public are embracing only slowly.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani pitched one hitless inning in his second mound start of the season before hitting a three-run triple and a two-run homer, and Max Muncy had a grand slam and a three-run homer in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 13-7 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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And Abel will have five days to think about his next start at the Atlanta Braves.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Raúl Jiménez brought the crowd out of its stupor less than two minutes into the second half, chasing a through ball from Santiago Giménez into the penalty area, then finishing with his right foot from the edge of the six-yard box to double the lead.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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Minnesota is reeling after the attacks, and lawmakers and the public are on edge as the gunman remains at-large.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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Since its inception, the CHNV program allowed over 500,000 individuals to enter the United States.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The campaign has raised over $10 million since its inception.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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Her story illustrates the power of prioritizing estate planning alpha.—
John Jennings,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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By contrast, decreases in alpha and beta brain waves signal mental fatigue.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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In the five years prior to the onset of the pandemic, the overall crime rate sat between 8 and 9.5 acts per 1,000 students.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Since then, city leaders added hundreds of new employees and, since the onset of the COVID pandemic, relied on one-time funding to balance the books.—
Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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