COLLATERAL DAMAGES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

collateral damages

noun

plural of collateral damage

as in fatalities

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Noun

The California Department of Transportation is sounding the alarm about traffic safety near highway work zones after recent contract worker fatalities.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Medical experts say cases require rapid treatment with powerful antibiotics to prevent fatalities.

— Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of fatalities

Noun

One boat was traveling from Ubangi, in the northwest, to the capital of Kinshasa, and the other from Kinshasa to Lukolela, close to where the collision happened, Mputu said, and added that search efforts continue to find more victims and survivors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
His National Film Board of Canada film goes beyond numbers to humanize the Iranian-Canadian victims of Flight PS752 who have long slipped from news headlines, even as their families continue an uphill battle to hold Iran accountable.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of victims

Noun

That family history does bring with it a high level of determination to continue despite the losses and the constant threats of more attacks.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Denis Bouanga scored in the 46th minute for LAFC (11-9-9), which is winless, with two losses, in four straight.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of losses

Noun

Chances of encountering a shark in Southern California are higher in October, when warmer coastal waters attract both prey and juvenile sharks.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
To give the episodes shape, each is broken up into several mini-narratives, such as a mother cheetah learning to adapt her hunting style to mountainous rocky terrain in order to catch prey for her hungry cubs.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of prey

Noun

Travis Roy Rogers plays Darrel Curtis, the eldest who has been forced to take on a parental role and is starting to resent all his unappreciated sacrifices.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
For Varjao, to come from another country and open this shop is her way of honoring the sacrifices her family made for her, while also setting up a future for her own children.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of sacrifices

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