as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
inaccurate news reports are injurious to the public's faith in the media
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Recent Examples of injurious
They were each charged with at least one felony, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance, prosecutors said.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Political gaffes are not always injurious enough to deal a fatal blow.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Tariffs are neither a panacea nor necessarily injurious.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
There are at least 15 other active cases focused on similar claims involving Tesla incidents where Autopilot or its FSD — Full Self-Driving (Supervised) — had been in use just before a fatal or injurious crash.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Political gaffes are not always injurious enough to deal a fatal blow.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Tariffs are neither a panacea nor necessarily injurious.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
There are at least 15 other active cases focused on similar claims involving Tesla incidents where Autopilot or its FSD — Full Self-Driving (Supervised) — had been in use just before a fatal or injurious crash.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injurious
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Scientists have found bits of plastic in the ocean that are coated in communities of microorganisms, including harmful bacteria.5 Jayakrishnan said the microplastics in the body may play a similar role, offering a medium for cancer-causing bacteria to grow and disrupt the gut microbiome.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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Insecticides have been identified as leading causes of butterfly decline, which can be tackled with policy intervention such as restricting harmful insecticides, promoting integrated pest management and encouraging diversified cropping, according to the study.—
Sarah Metz,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In addition to losing the benefits for our kids, this loss of funds is a huge blow to community farmers and ranchers and is detrimental to school meal programs struggling to manage rising food and labor costs.—
Khaleda Rahman,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s Twitter purchase was a bad deal financially and has been detrimental to X’s bottom line, but his ownership of the platform helped boost his cultural and political relevance by keeping him in the center of the news cycle.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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The cyclone was already bringing heavy rainfall to coastal areas on Saturday, along with damaging winds and storm surges.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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The system brought the potential for heavy rain, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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When ingested or inhaled, these microplastics can release these chemicals into the body, potentially leading to adverse health effects.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Research shows that supplementing with 0.14 to 0.36 grams per pound of body weight for up to five years is associated with minimal adverse effects and health risks.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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Paved highways meant dangerous going for horse and rider, and her only mishap of the trip would come at Portland, when Goldie slipped on rain-slick pavement and fell on his rider and broke her leg, resulting in a delay of several weeks.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Part of this season’s focus has been on building his partnership with Murphy, whose primary attacking role is to find Isak in dangerous areas, and encouraging his team-mates to involve the striker whenever possible.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injurious. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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