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at the threshold

ADVERB
on the brink
Synonyms
WEAK
at the limit on the borderline on the edge on the point on the verge

Example Sentences

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For a second, our vehicle lingered at the threshold.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

Clearly, we are at the threshold of epochal change.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

We’re all here together, at the threshold of the year that will be.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2024

For icodec, time below 3.0 mmol/L was at the threshold of the internationally recommended targets during weeks 22-26 and below recommended targets during weeks 48-52.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

At one point I noticed a young man enter and stand at the threshold, casting his eye about the crowd.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi