- past tense form of compromise.
- past participle of compromise.
compromised
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Puerto has framed the suit as a way of fighting back against laws that she feels have compromised the future she wanted to give herself and her children.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Stupnikov slipped away and buried the compromised device—one of three in his possession—in the garden of the house where he was billeted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The star attraction and current cleanup batter, Shohei Ohtani, is compromised by injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"At this time, we have not found any indications that our data environment has been compromised."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
We are young, they sing, we are steadfast, we have never compromised, we have so many castles yet to storm.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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