collateral damages

noun

plural of collateral damage
as in fatalities

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  1. fatalities
  2. casualties
  3. victims
  4. losses
  5. prey
  6. sacrifices
Noun
  • As of 2022, seniors represented less than 15 percent of the city’s population but accounted for approximately 45 percent of pedestrian fatalities.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The crackdown also took aim at electric bikes and scooters with illegally powerful motors, which have been implicated in multiple fatalities this year.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of fatalities
Noun
  • India’s ministry said the operation ended without casualties or injuries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Another strike in Gaza City killed three people, including a 4-year-old boy, and seriously wounded a woman, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the casualties.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of casualties
Noun
  • American women, being birthed as special victims with special status, are not.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Two of the victims were grazed by bullets, and a 20-year-old man was shot in the abdomen, WSOC reports.
    — Mark Price November 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of victims
Noun
  • With House Republicans looking for a scapegoat after their midterm losses, the impeachment vote could pick up votes on the right, too.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Hartford gave up three goals in 17 minutes and then were out-kicked in a penalty shootout, 5-4, to lose in devastating fashion– one of those losses that will stick with diehard fans for a long time.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of losses
Noun
  • Rattlesnakes are lazy hunters that wait in the shadows for prey to approach.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
  • One reason for the pattern, after all, is that presidents fall prey to hubris following success in their own elections.
    — Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of prey
Noun
  • The monumental burial mound included a log cabin-like structure, one coffin, and the remains of multiple individuals and horse sacrifices.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Her military experience exposed her to suicides and mental health issues, and opened her eyes to the personal sacrifices that others might not understand.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of sacrifices
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“Collateral damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damages. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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