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Recent Examples of collateral damage
The commission is just collateral damage, a prop in a larger audition for the presidency.
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Lance Christensen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Details of the grisly killing come as law enforcement sources said the victim, Angel Mendoza, was collateral damage in the playground clash and not part of the original fight that sparked the bloodshed.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Of course, Hamas is wrong to dehumanize Palestinians by turning them into human shields, but this is no excuse for Israel to dehumanize Gazans, treating their plight merely as collateral damage.
—Michael S. Roth, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are dealing with collateral damage from the book.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
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Lance Christensen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Details of the grisly killing come as law enforcement sources said the victim, Angel Mendoza, was collateral damage in the playground clash and not part of the original fight that sparked the bloodshed.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Of course, Hamas is wrong to dehumanize Palestinians by turning them into human shields, but this is no excuse for Israel to dehumanize Gazans, treating their plight merely as collateral damage.
—Michael S. Roth, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are dealing with collateral damage from the book.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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Southern Kherson province recorded two fatalities and six wounded.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The attack marked the fourth fatality of its kind in the continent's waters this year and the first of its kind in the city since 2022, according to data from Sydney's Taronga Zoo and the Australian Shark-Incident Database.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In some societies, chickens are symbols of fertility and sacrifice; in others, they’re even considered divine.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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My own experience, and my wife’s sacrifice, gave me empathy for those with financial struggles.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The victims said the thief stole close to $60,000 in cash and dozens of checks that were inside the box.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim as Daniella Weisman from Glencoe, a spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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A number of foreign nationals are also among the casualties and injured, local officials said.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Russia needs men, and North Korea is possibly the only country that can afford in a political sense to send its own people to fight in a war that has been marked by an enormously high casualty rate on the Russian side.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Tug-of-war also channels a dog’s natural instincts of capturing prey, keeping them engaged.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each individual polyp is equipped with a mouth that is surrounded by tentacles that can protect itself or pull prey into their mouths, NOAA says.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Operating losses, management missteps — including a disastrous 2011 Super Bowl ad — and a rapid post-IPO decline in valuation led to the 2013 ouster of Mason as CEO.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many animals have adapted to water scarcity, with seasonal migrations, nocturnal habits and burrowing during the worst of the heat to offset water loss.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Agatha, the legendary martyr, tortured for saying no.—
Rebecca Morgan Frank
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Elevated to martyr status within the Peronist ranks, Fernández de Kirchner regained centrality at a key moment as Kicillof was gaining the upper hand in their stand-off for control of Peronist candidate lists.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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