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exposures

NOUN

uncovering; putting in view or danger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disclosure hazard liability publicity risk vulnerability

STRONG

acknowledgment airing baring betrayal confession defenselessness denudation denunciation display divulgence exhibition giveaway introduction jeopardy manifestation nakedness openness peril presentation revelation showing susceptibility unfolding unmasking unveiling

WEAK

divulging exposé laying open susceptiveness susceptivity vulnerableness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certainty safety secret surety

STRONG

concealment cover hiding protection

WEAK

covering

Example Sentences

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There are confirmed cases among those who already left the boat and questions swirling over possible exposures on flights, pressuring U.S. health officials to escalate their strategy to halt its spread.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Other non-marine Cretaceous rock exposures exist in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Software providers represent one of the largest exposures for CLOs, at roughly 10% of the assets in U.S. transactions, according to Moody’s, a figure that’s based on the deals it rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Because babies’ organs and systems are still developing, exposures can also have outsize effects, said Susan Little, the California legislative director for Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit advocacy organization sponsoring the diaper bill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Added to these are the wide variety of synthetic estrogens to which we are increasingly exposed — those in cosmetics, drugs, foods, and occupational exposures.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson