collateral damages

noun

plural of collateral damage
as in fatalities

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damages
  1. fatalities
  2. casualties
  3. victims
  4. losses
  5. prey
  6. sacrifices
Noun
  • Innocent people who had nothing to do with the trooper pursuits made up nearly 1 in 3 of the fatalities, FHP pursuit data shows.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Lightning strikes on people are rare, and fatalities are even more uncommon.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of fatalities
Noun
  • As many as 16 ballistic missiles and 280 drones were launched by Russia, resulting in casualties, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early Tuesday.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In Southern California, rival ants warred at the borders of their massive supercolonies for years, with casualties soaring into the millions.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 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
  • However four of those five home losses came under former coach Alexander Straus.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There are six games left this season between teams that have between zero and two conference losses.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 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
  • Lee uses the image as a metaphor for fatherhood and the sacrifices parents make for their children.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike her opponent, Roy grew up comfortably in Monrovia, largely shielded from the sacrifices her family made to afford her an elite education.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2026.

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