exposed to
Frequency: 9.013.5 per million words
vulnerable to or in contact with something, often harmful
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- The house is very exposed to westerly winds.
- Depletion of the ozone layer leaves the earth's surface increasingly exposed to harmful radiation from the sun.
- The country became highly exposed to the vagaries of international markets.
- The postponement of difficult decisions left the government dangerously exposed to American influence.
- Children living in poverty are more exposed to health risks.
- Workers in the mine were constantly exposed to dangerous chemicals.
- The coastal town was heavily exposed to hurricane damage.
- People with fair skin are particularly exposed to sunburn.
- The new policy left consumers fully exposed to market fluctuations.
- Elderly residents were painfully exposed to the effects of inflation.