as in damage
something that causes loss or pain
you were lucky to survive the fire without harm no harm in trying
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1
as in to damage
to cause bodily damage to
though she wasn't harmed by the flying glass, she slipped and fell on a piece and cut her hand
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as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting
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Recent Examples of harm
Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Ziya's distraction gave the dog and his humans time to get away from the escaped animal before more serious harm occurred.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
His metabolism was permanently harmed after The Biggest Loser
In May 2016, researchers published a study which tracked 14 former contestants — including Cahill — for six years after their time on The Biggest Loser.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
To combat the harms of deindustrialization, job loss, and supply chain dependencies, countries have increasingly turned away from free trade in favor of aggressive industrial policy.
—Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Ziya's distraction gave the dog and his humans time to get away from the escaped animal before more serious harm occurred.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
Both sides have agreed to the extension, and the government emphasized that no party would be harmed by the delay.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
His metabolism was permanently harmed after The Biggest Loser
In May 2016, researchers published a study which tracked 14 former contestants — including Cahill — for six years after their time on The Biggest Loser.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harm
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Structural damage was limited to the roof, but smoke infiltrated the expansion portion of the building, causing more than $1 million in damages.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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Todd went on to reference scenes where Alexia and her son Peter accused him of dramatically moving out of their home while her other son Frankie, who has permanent brain damage, was there watching.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the quarterfinals, Miami beat Mexican club Tigres 2-1 despite the absence of Messi, who was injured.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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The attacker in a Catholic church school shooting in Minnesota that killed two children and injured 18 others arrived at the scene heavily armed with an AR-15-style rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and a 9mm pistol, according to court records obtained by the St. Cloud Times, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Boston comes in with three straight losses marring otherwise agreeable vibes.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Many worried that the marshy western shore of the borough had been forever marred.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Anderson's injury also forced him to cancel a songwriting session with fellow Opry member T. Graham Brown, as well as an appearance for longtime Opry sponsor WSM radio at the Tennessee State Fair.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Miami Dolphins’ final preseason practice proved to be a tough one on the injury front.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The alcohol measure was tied to the percentage of residents who reported at least occasional heavy or binge drinking, and this measure also hurt Arizona.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Investigators say the woman driving the Traverse suffered minor injuries, but the drivers of the other two vehicles were not hurt, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
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Two little girls walked up to him, one who had been wounded in the head and another who said she was shot in the throat, along with a young boy who had an arm injury.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers called for tighter gun control laws on Wednesday hours after a shooting rampage at a Minnesota Catholic church left two dead and several wounded.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Harm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harm. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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