threshold

noun

ˈthresh-ˌhōld How to pronounce threshold (audio)
Definition of thresholdnext
1
as in verge
an interval of time just before the onset of something on the threshold of a new age of green technology

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2
as in beginning
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 Showers and storms — about a 40% chance — could keep South Florida just under the threshold for an advisory. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 For the companies where that threshold has been crossed, AI-native orchestration is what makes the model manageable at scale. — Nishith Rastogi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 OpenAI has not confirmed if that risk threshold has been met. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Doing so would involve more committees and likely give Democrats more chances to force votes at a lower, simple-majority threshold. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for threshold
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threshold
  1. verge
  2. beginning
  3. brink
  4. start
  5. edge
  6. inception
  7. alpha
  8. onset
Noun
  • Parker is perpetually just on the verge of manhood — youthful, optimistic, with a somewhat innocent boyish sense of romance.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • Now, a deal that was hurtling through the regulatory process at a remarkable pace, going from proposal to the verge of completion in about five months, has now entered into a period of stasis.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026
Definition of verge
Noun
  • Her exit follows the resignations last week of acting Chief Financial Officer Steve Mahr and Deputy CFO Noor Shaikh in June — coming after CFO Jill Jaworski departed at the beginning of this year.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For Jed Hoyer, trading Triple-A outfielder Brett Bateman and Class-A infielder Ty Southisene in Sunday night’s deal with the Blue Jays was only the beginning of a buying spree.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of beginning
Noun
  • Keegan later moved into management, revitalizing Newcastle ​United and taking ​the club to ⁠the brink of the Premier League title in the mid-1990s before enduring a more difficult spell as England manager.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Iran peace deal or not, so many farmers in the Heartland were already going into 2026 on the financial brink.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 25 June 2026
Definition of brink
Noun
  • Tarik Skubal takes the mound Tuesday night for his first start with the NL West leaders since the ace left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Detroit Tigers.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Her relentless complaining starts to wear on Kat, who bears the brunt of it.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of start
Noun
  • The frontier of what needs a human recedes every quarter, and the companies that know exactly where the line sits have a real edge.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Yamamoto turned to his splitter for the first time, barely clipping the inside edge of the strike zone.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of edge
Noun
  • Since its inception, more than 160 productions have been staged, reaching more than 6 million people.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Gilroy’s multi-ethnic roots, however, begin at its inception, when Scotsman John Gilroy became the first English-speaking settler of California, married Maria Clara Ortega – the daughter of a Spanish rancher, and then became a Mexican citizen.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of inception
Noun
  • Nothing is the epitome of cinematic achievement, alpha masculinity, and Britishness.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 July 2026
  • Lasting alpha rarely comes from processing widely available information more efficiently.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of alpha
Noun
  • Postpartum psychosis is a rare but serious medical emergency characterized by severe, rapid onset psychiatric episodes such as mania, depression or hallucinations in the days or weeks after birth.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond the frosted-glass door, which reflected the onset of dusk, the sound of a bicycle bell passed by.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of onset

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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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