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as in vulnerable
being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm
some people are more susceptible to depression during the winter because of reduced exposure to sunlight
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as in helpless
lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack
completely susceptible and totally defenseless against the imploring eyes of the puppy in the pet store
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as in easy
readily taken advantage of
having recently lost his job, he was more susceptible to the illusory promises of get-rich-quick schemes
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Recent Examples of susceptible
Cruise ships have also been susceptible to norovirus, and outbreaks are tracked by the CDC.
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Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Young men and boys seem to be especially susceptible to right-wing rhetoric and extremism, and the misogyny that women like Mimi face in the gaming space is a direct result of that.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
Second, this settlement further highlights the importance of companies developing appropriate safeguards to safeguard consumers' data... even large companies, even one of the world's largest insurance brokerages, can be susceptible to data breaches.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
These include the software woes that kept the spacecraft from reaching the space station on the 2019 test flight and the use of valves in the ship's service module that were susceptible to corrosion.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
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Arsenal lacked urgency in possession, and were uncharacteristically vulnerable in defence.—
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The disappearance of some of the Hamptons’ most vulnerable residents would have an immediate effect on some of the nation’s wealthiest.—
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Gustavsson was equally helpless against Brad Marchand later in the first.—
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Most Popular Most Popular As Liam McNeeley carries UConn men, Dan Hurley calls for ‘reinvention’ as rest of his team struggles A CT woman felt helpless as her dad screamed in pain.—
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The Redditor figured that changing domestic flight plans would be much easier and less expensive than losing a venue deposit and having to re-plan a wedding.—
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After discovering this was easier said than done, Evans started her own platform called Bored of Dating Apps, which hosts an array of events for singles to meet IRL.—
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This question asks for personal sensitive information that is protected by privacy laws.—
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Many fractional leaders work across industries or sign non-compete agreements to avoid working with direct competitors, but companies must establish clear expectations to protect sensitive information.—
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That would have netted the Hornets an unprotected 2031 pick, a 2030 swap and Dalton Knecht for a talented but oft-injured center.—
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With the trade being voided, rookie wing Dalton Knecht, veteran wing Cam Reddish and their 2031 unprotected first-round draft pick will return to the Lakers.—
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The story sounds like something right out of a horror movie: this fungus hacks the brain of its host, driving the normally shy spiders out of their lairs and webs to an exposed surface.—
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Zuckerberg has just recently emerged from his own masculinist makeover, which turned him from a pale coder to a buff and bronzed bro, and his openly suggestive glance at Sanchez’s exposed chest seemed like an appropriate capstone to Trump’s Inaugural Address.—
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But in the transactional world of Trump, Musk, and DOGE, the concept of career civil servants taking lower-paying, apolitical work to serve an intangible greater good is naive at best.—
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The idea sounds simple, even naive: Fix the money, fix the world.—
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Francis had an acute case of pneumonia in 2023 and is prone to respiratory infections in winter.—
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Francis previously suffered an acute case of pneumonia in 2023 and remains prone to respiratory infections during the winter months.—
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“Susceptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/susceptible. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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