: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
The wounded man’s girlfriend lives in a building just steps away from the scene and was on the phone with her boyfriend when he was shot, a neighbor told the Daily News Tuesday night.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
No one else was with the boy, and no other wounded people have been found, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Igoe said deputies arrived and found a wounded 28-year-old man, who was taken by ambulance to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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The army spokesperson said four wounded soldiers were evacuated for treatment.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
The wounded man’s girlfriend lives in a building just steps away from the scene and was on the phone with her boyfriend when he was shot, a neighbor told the Daily News Tuesday night.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
No one else was with the boy, and no other wounded people have been found, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Igoe said deputies arrived and found a wounded 28-year-old man, who was taken by ambulance to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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wounded
1 of 2 plural noun
wound·ed
ˈwün-dəd 
: persons that have been wounded
wounded
2 of 2 adjective
: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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