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as in damaged
to cause bodily damage to
an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it
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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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Recent Examples of wounded
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
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Shah and Gurung have promised justice for those killed and wounded.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
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
Verb
Two 15-year-old boys were wounded by gunfire in the Bronx on Thursday, cops said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Shah and Gurung have promised justice for those killed and wounded.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounded
Adjective
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The injured students were taken to local hospitals, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Since then, more than 72,200 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the Palestinian health ministry in the enclave, with thousands more injured.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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The helicopter landed in an area where there were no cars close enough to be damaged or to pose a risk, Davalos said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The driver in front of him whose truck was damaged by Woods’ driving also walked away.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Every episode saw celebrities of various levels of fame stopping by the studio to be questioned and, occasionally, insulted by a narcissistic cartoon character.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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The hurt officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Scherer said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Landry has been hampered by a hurt knee since mid-October.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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For a man behind a franchise that’s known for platforming outspoken women, Andy Cohen sure seems offended by Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s criticism of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Later, Netflix teams like the marketing department would be informed that her absence was due to her being offended by something that was said.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Larry Calderone, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, the city’s largest police union, said last week that he was outraged by the manslaughter charge filed against O’Malley.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The bases outraged Osama bin Laden and contributed to all those years of terrorist attacks against Americans.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounded. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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