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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
  • Florida has most lightning fatalities in nation Florida leads the nation in lightning deaths, according to AccuWeather.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Or how both buildings collapsed, as if in slow-motion, claiming fatalities floor by floor, then block by block.
    — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fatalities
Noun
  • The film’s title, NAZA, comes from an acronym the Israeli military uses as a shorthand for civilian casualties.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2026
  • There were no immediate reports of casualties on any of the trains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of casualties
Noun
  • The victims and the first responders were honored before the game.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In practice, though, victims of instant-payment fraud often recover little.
    — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of victims
Noun
  • Advanced transmission technologies can reduce those losses and increase existing network capacity without requiring entirely new lines.
    — Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Across a run of six defeats in seven matches, which left his tenure hanging by a thread, the Forest and Brighton losses were the worst.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of losses
Noun
  • Nature has blessed certain types of carnivorous plants with pretty colors, pleasant fragrances, and sticky, sugary emissions, all the better to attract and trap its prey.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Yes, the specific angle of the setting sun against the mountain's unique topography creates a shadow that resembles a cougar chasing its prey.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of prey
Noun
  • Novak Djokovic, who has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other male player, has emphasized the sacrifices his parents made to support his tennis career.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The people who are taking the greatest risks to tell stories and making the biggest sacrifices are increasingly not finding an outlet for their films.
    — Natalie Jamieson, Variety, 4 Sep. 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 16 Sep. 2026.

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