The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word THRESHOLDS
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What does THRESHOLDS mean?
THRESHOLDS noun- The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
- (by extension) An entrance; the door or gate of a house.
- (by extension) Any end or boundary.
- The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
- The start of the landing area of a runway.
- The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
- The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due.
- The point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general. As in emotions, stress, or pain.