the wounded

noun

: people who have been wounded
They carried the wounded off the battlefield.

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The Ebenezer Avery House, which sheltered the wounded after the battle, has been restored on the grounds and a Revolutionary War museum depicts the era. Ashley Craig, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025 Authorities reportedly launched a large-scale rescue operation to rush the wounded to nearby hospitals. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025 Shots rang out at Fort Stewart at 10:56 a.m., according to the fort’s Facebook page, with medical personnel dispatched to treat the wounded at 11:09 a.m. An unidentified soldier posted a video on TikTok showing a group of uniformed soldiers running towards a door during lockdown. Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025 Dawn begins to break – the twilight in which evacuation of the wounded from the front lines is safest – but still none arrive, and the enemy drones swirl incessantly above. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the wounded

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“The wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wounded. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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