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Recent Examples of collateral damage
Matty sees her striving and starting to get insecure, and part of the collateral damage has been Sarah.
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Jim Halterman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
Tesla needs Musk's technical brilliance but can't escape the collateral damage of his polarizing public persona.
—Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Geneviève is collateral damage for Crispin, but Jack is a direct target.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Everyday Americans shouldn't be the collateral damage in a global trade fight.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jim Halterman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
Tesla needs Musk's technical brilliance but can't escape the collateral damage of his polarizing public persona.
—Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Geneviève is collateral damage for Crispin, but Jack is a direct target.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Everyday Americans shouldn't be the collateral damage in a global trade fight.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for collateral damage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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The Aerospace Corporation projects the risk of at least one injury or fatality from Kosmos 482 to be 0.4 in 10,000 if the descent craft reaches the surface intact.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2025
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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In The Death of Klinghoffer, the title character mildly accepts the mantle of sacrifice against a backdrop of endless violence.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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The memories of our hero’s sacrifice are forgotten no more.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Here's what to know about Rogers' execution, including who his victims were.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The thief — dressed in a black hoodie and black pants — held a gun to the victim’s face before stealing $100,000 from the victim’s bedroom and then fled on foot, heading south on Seventh Ave., cops said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Slowing Russian advances, and skyrocketing Russian casualties, should've prompted another nuclear tirade from the Russian president.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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That said, there have been some casualties along the way, and one of them was Samantha De Martin, aka Indi Hartwell.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Often, people who fall prey to scams don’t want to admit they could have been fooled — but that shame can in turn keep others in the dark.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2025
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Some quarterbacks have stronger arms, some have quicker releases, some can run, and some can improvise amidst the dangers of a defense that sees the quarterback as its prey.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Rage, fatigue, mood swings, memory loss, hot flashes, itchy ears, inability to sleep, loss of libido, hair thinning, depression, weight gain, sore knees, night sweats, incontinence.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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The third and last lawyer was Kelsi Corkran, who represented individual families who are facing the loss of birthright citizenship, as well as immigrant advocacy groups.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
15 May 2025
Noun
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In an interview, Mr. Islam says the 2024 martyrs’ families deserve support, but that this won’t become another quota system to be abused.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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The city, where legend has it that the martyr St. James is buried, became a rallying point for Europeans fighting the Moors in the eighth century, after a shepherd claimed to have seen a bright light in the skies above.—
Craig Martin,
Outside Online,
8 May 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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