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exposed
[ik-spohzd]
adjective
left or being without shelter or protection.
The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff.
laid open to view; unconcealed.
an exposed king of spades.
susceptible to attack; vulnerable.
exposed
/ ɪkˈspəʊzd, ɪkˈspəʊzɪdnɪs /
adjective
not concealed; displayed for viewing
without shelter from the elements
susceptible to attack or criticism; vulnerable
mountaineering (of a climb, pitch, or move) performed on a high, sheer, and unsheltered rock face
Other Word Forms
- exposedness noun
- half-exposed adjective
- quasi-exposed adjective
- self-exposed adjective
- semiexposed adjective
- unexposed adjective
- well-exposed adjective
Example Sentences
"We will all be drinking water containing TFA every day - so we'll be exposed throughout our lifetime. It's that long-term, low level exposure that is the big concern."
"A lack of investment in our own domestic energy production has left us exposed," she said.
But the rapid urbanisation has also exposed Mogadishu to infrastructure challenges - it lacks a proper sewage system and unregulated borehole drilling risks depleting groundwater reserves.
"The longer this takes to resolve, the more children will be exposed to tobacco product marketing," she added.
I think that's probably because they were in their filter bubbles and had been the least exposed to the other side of the political divide and the arguments that were motivating them.
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