- present participle of compromise.
compromising
Example Sentences
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Find budget-friendly pet insurance without compromising on solid coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“DOGE,” as Elon Musk dubbed the entity, has come under fire from two other whistleblowers for mishandling data and compromising the Social Security numbers of every American.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Flooding the area with water had not been considered, as it risked compromising the liner that prevents chemicals from leaking into the ground below, Arroyo said.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
“Half Man” is a brutal show that puts its characters in profoundly compromising situations from the start.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
At the Rad Lab, Wilson contributed ingenious improvements to the cyclotron, among them a rubber gasket allowing probes to be inserted and withdrawn from the chamber without compromising the vacuum.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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