the wounded

noun

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

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More than 230 firefighters and EMS members fought the fire and treated the wounded. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the wounded in Deir al-Hatab included a 45-year-old man shot in the foot and a woman suffering from smoke inhalation. Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 Identities of the wounded have not been released. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026 With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice. Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 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 30 Mar. 2026.

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