Thesaurus results for EXPOSURE

exposure

noun

ik-ˈspō-zhər

Definition of exposure

as in vulnerability

the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful some people chronically avoid situations in which there is a high level of exposure to germs

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as in orientation

the state or fact of facing a particular direction this plant will need to be in a room with a southern exposure

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as in disclosure

the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed the exposure by the local newspaper of a kickback scheme in the public works department

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Recent Examples of exposure Minson suggests athletes start at least a month in advance of a race, but ideally make some heat exposure a regular part of their training routine. — Nadia Neophytou, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 As new variants emerge and immunity from prior exposure fades, conditions become more favorable for infection. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 But while Daniels is getting his first exposure to the NFL, Browning spent the past three seasons as the primary backup to Joe Burrow in Cincinnati. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Still, Luria sees Micron as particularly well positioned because of its exposure to HBM, which is becoming more critical to AI computing and no longer behaves like the commodity memory of the past. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exposure

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exposure

Noun

Lou, in Álvarez’s hands, is a particularly compelling combination of vulnerability and certainty.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Fortune was one of the first to report on OpenAI’s disclosure that its models broke away from human control and attacked Hugging Face by exploiting a security vulnerability.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of vulnerability

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New teachers reported for orientation Thursday, as the district counts down the days until students return to the classroom.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Mission managers successfully established communications with LINK after launch, but less than two weeks into the flight, teams began reporting problems with the probe’s orientation.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of orientation

Noun

Firms may also face reputational risk from participation, along with disclosure and insurance concerns.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Independent political committees have spent more than $25 million to influence this year’s elections in Georgia, already surpassing the total spent during the 2022 midterms, new campaign disclosures show.

— David Wickert, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of disclosure

Noun

This year’s congressional elections in California are a prime example, with two distinct and unusual aspects.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Barnard and other experts emphasized the certainty of the coastal impacts, compared to the less predictable precipitation aspects of Super El Niño events in California.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026