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Recent Examples of collateral damage
Its demise is not collateral damage but the imperative.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
There’s Grier and the collateral damage of coaches and front-office people in the change.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Morris, 16-18 in two seasons, might have been collateral damage for an organization looking to start fresh with both roles in sync.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, those efforts result in major collateral damage.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
There’s Grier and the collateral damage of coaches and front-office people in the change.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Morris, 16-18 in two seasons, might have been collateral damage for an organization looking to start fresh with both roles in sync.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, those efforts result in major collateral damage.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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In contrast to the surge in opioid fatality numbers of the past decade, deaths attributable to cocaine have shown little increase.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Wyoming fatality follows a deadly avalanche Friday in the mountains of northern Kittitas County, Washington, near Longs Pass, where four backcountry snowmobilers were caught.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Many food establishments around the country nonetheless deemed the sacrifice worthwhile today, joining a nationwide strike against ICE’s mass deportations and violence against protesters in Minneapolis and across the country.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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Closing on Friday was a sacrifice for Cafe’Ciro since it was already closed for three days over the past week due to the winter storm.—
Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers complained when the Justice Department made only a limited release last month, but officials said more time was needed to review an additional trove of documents that was discovered and to scour the records to ensure no sensitive information about victims was inadvertently released.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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In the car, when Irvin briefly turned his attention away from the victim, the man reached for his own gun and shot Irvin three times in the head.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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One approach to addressing casualty risks is to design spacecraft to demise entirely, but this exacerbates the atmosphere pollution problem, said Boley.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Another Israeli strike in central Gaza killed one Palestinian and wounded others, according to Al-Aqsa martyrs hospital, where the casualties were taken.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Predator species are crucial to the state’s ecological systems, keeping populations of prey animals like deer and elk from growing too large and boosting biodiversity.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is where the species spend their productive summer months, feasting on small crustaceans and other seafloor prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But those guards fell crashing down on Wednesday night in a brutally honest assessment of his team following Boise State’s (9-6, 1-3 Mountain West) 75-58 home loss to Grand Canyon (9-5, 2-1) at ExtraMile Arena.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Despite the losses, Damon traveled to Texas and won the national title, dedicating the victory to his family and supporters.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Those numbers likely don’t differentiate between who makes it out of the peaceful protest alive and who emerges as a martyr for the cause.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Kirk’s allies quickly tried to tell a new story—one of Kirk as sacred martyr.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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