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as in marred
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply
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as in wounded
to cause bodily damage to
his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged
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At least 35 people were injured in the incident, officials said, and at the time some were hospitalized in critical condition.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2025 -
Within the past 24-hours— according to Gaza’s Health Ministry— more than 59 people have been killed by strikes in the area and more than 270 have been injured.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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At the time, the majority of council members followed the lead of Councilmember Raul Campillo, who represents Del Cerro and said the church’s application was legally flawed.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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In April last year, a Bucharest court said a trial could start and ultimately decided not to start it, claiming the indictment was flawed.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025
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The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Being generic with your applications will hurt you in the end.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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One person has been physically hurt — a worshipper who suffered burns in a fire that was set at a Melbourne synagogue in December.—
TIME,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This mode uses software smarts to determine the edges of subjects and apply an oftentimes imperfect blur—particularly around hair and eyeglasses—but Xiaomi's concept circumvents this problem thanks to its large sensor.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
3 Mar. 2025
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The researchers didn’t look directly at human activity to determine its influence on animals, using development and urban density as an imperfect proxy instead.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2025
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Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In a few cases, Social Security numbers were also compromised.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Hurt In Minors, In Hall Of Fame A broken arm at age 19 while diving for a flyball in the minors turned a promising pitcher into a full-time outfielder who hit his way into the Baseball Hall of Fame.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The most poignant of those messages came from safety Josh Metellus, who posted a broken heart emoji that indicated the Vikings were moving on from his best friend.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Damaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaged. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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