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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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There are few in Spain who know more about the race’s humble beginnings than the drag queen known as Chumina Power.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
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Bayern Munich have won the Champions League on six separate occasions while PSG finally got over the line this season with a stunning 5-0 win over Inter Milan that could mark the beginning of an era of dominance for the French giants.—
Darren Richman,
New York Times,
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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Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Clarkson is a good start, but another piece or two seems likely to be added.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 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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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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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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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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What's especially remarkable is that the system can recreate the user's own voice, thanks to a voice cloning algorithm trained on recordings made before the onset of ALS.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Severe or repeated vomiting and sudden onset chest pain are two parts of what’s called the Mackler Triad, the trio of signs suggestive of Boerhaave syndrome.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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