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Recent Examples of collateral damage
Flair and Bliss have been collateral damage and have been forced to make nice with Ripley ahead of their six-woman tag team match at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Just as the novel sought to reveal how Britain abandoned veterans, this dreamy and compelling interpretation gestures at the collateral damage of Nigeria’s military.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
That experience is important for a criminal-centric body, one which sees an offender as a victim and the victims of their crimes as collateral damage.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Hochul knew this deadline was coming and still allowed commuters, small businesses, nurses, teachers, and tourists to become collateral damage.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 May 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Just as the novel sought to reveal how Britain abandoned veterans, this dreamy and compelling interpretation gestures at the collateral damage of Nigeria’s military.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
That experience is important for a criminal-centric body, one which sees an offender as a victim and the victims of their crimes as collateral damage.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Hochul knew this deadline was coming and still allowed commuters, small businesses, nurses, teachers, and tourists to become collateral damage.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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No fatalities had been reported as of late Saturday, police said, and no suspects were in custody.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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The spate of three fatalities is extraordinary in a nation that has averaged around three shark deaths a year in recent decades.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Data shows 41% of single women buyers made financial sacrifices to save enough to buy a house, including cutting back on non-essential goods, entertainment and even taking on second jobs.—
Kathy Collins,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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By Sebastian Smee The meanings of words such as honor, sacrifice, and humility have been leaking away from American civic life like red blood cells from an anemic.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Newsom’s office said Thursday that the state is providing assistance to victims, family members and witnesses of the mosque shooting.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The bodies of two people were found earlier this week, before crews recovered the remains of another six victims on Thursday, May 28, Longview fire chief Brad Hannig said in a press conference later that day.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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No damage or casualties were reported.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Russian casualties also have soared to more than 30,000 a month, draining the Kremlin’s financial resources even more as bigger incentives must be offered to recruit enough replacements and pay out death benefits.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Finally, in the Oaxacan field test, the team showed that predatory wasps use the airborne distress signals to find their prey, but the relative importance of direct leaf defenses versus this indirect wasp recruitment isn’t clear.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Gay men were portrayed as both predators and prey, feeding into dangerous stereotypes at a time when the community was fighting for survival.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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The Angels scored only five runs in their first five losses to the Dodgers, and Rivero – a 27-year-old journeyman backup catcher – drove in six all by himself on Sunday.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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If dangerous logistics and supply runs can be achieved using cheap autonomous electric vehicles, the costs of losses become more acceptable.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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His crusade ended in gunfire at a Day of the Dead festival, turning Manzo into a martyr figure and symbol against corruption.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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However, in practice, the drama of this World War II spy saga seldom lives up to the filmmaker’s lofty aesthetic goals, resulting in a tale of torture and human fragility that flatlines long before its central martyr.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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