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Recent Examples of collateral damage
Herbicide Damage Yellowing leaves can also occur as collateral damage from nearby weed killer applications.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Industrial fishing methods more broadly are responsible for large-scale collateral damage.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The federal workforce represents a tiny share of overall employment; however, Trump’s federal cuts appear to causing collateral damage in the private sector, Swonk said, noting job losses at scientific labs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The rest of us are just collateral damage in his revenge tour, where there is no such thing as collateral damage.
—Bill Mechanic, Deadline, 5 May 2025
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Industrial fishing methods more broadly are responsible for large-scale collateral damage.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The federal workforce represents a tiny share of overall employment; however, Trump’s federal cuts appear to causing collateral damage in the private sector, Swonk said, noting job losses at scientific labs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The rest of us are just collateral damage in his revenge tour, where there is no such thing as collateral damage.
—Bill Mechanic, Deadline, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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Kerrville, the largest city in Kerr County, is roughly 100 miles west of Austin and 65 miles northwest of San Antonio. Kerr County reported the highest number of fatalities from the floods as of Monday afternoon.—
July 7,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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Death caps are the most lethal mushrooms on the planet, responsible for some 90 percent of all fatalities due to consuming toxic fungi.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Alessa Li shouldn’t be surprised that she and her cohort at the Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted have been prepared as human sacrifices, considering that she was kidnapped in the first place.—
Natalie Zutter
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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The film combines personal sacrifice with the broader struggle for independence.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The firefighter victims in the attack were identified at the news conference.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Tulsa firefighter-medics were ambushed and shot at earlier this month while treating a victim in Oklahoma, Tulsa Fire Chief Michael Baker said on KOTV-News.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Officials did not provide a breakdown of casualty figures.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Despite hundreds of thousands of casualties, the Russian military can still generate forces far greater than Ukraine.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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These predators typically patrol altitudes below 10,000 feet, especially around dawn when their prey begins flying again after nighttime rest.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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To test the theory, researchers analyzed the isotopes in the individual whiskers of leopard seals to identify their prey sources over a period of multiple years, according to a June 24 news release from the Georgia Aquarium, which was involved in the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Gauff, by contrast, was 20-3 at that stage, including a loss to Sofia Kenin at Wimbledon in 2023.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Businesses unknowingly employ these fictitious vendors, incurring massive financial losses and data breaches.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Look at the list of MEK martyrs, encompassing diverse social classes, and the MEK’s financial independence, funded entirely by Iranian contributions at home and abroad.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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In those days, the water that gushed from the fountain at the sprawling cemetery south of Tehran was dyed red to honor the blood of Iran’s martyrs.—
Scott Peterson,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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