COLLATERAL DAMAGES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

collateral damages

noun

plural of collateral damage

as in fatalities

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Noun

Studies show warmer winters have also extended their reproduction period and reduced cold fatalities.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
One of the more unsurprising details is when these fatalities occur the most.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of fatalities

Noun

That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
That criticism echoed complaints from soldiers and veterans over heavy casualties in costly front-line assaults.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of casualties

Noun

Patel arrived in Jakarta shortly after talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet concerning joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars annually.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Like his Borat character, Cohen interviews people on the street as Ali G and often gets himself into hilarious and cringe-worthy situations with unknowing victims.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 July 2026

Definition of victims

Noun

The Pentagon is not revealing its equipment losses, but Tehran is claiming large numbers of US Black Hawk helicopters destroyed and base infrastructure like aircraft hangars heavily damaged in its days of attacks.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Behind that toll are individual losses, told here through what people carried out of the debris.

— New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of losses

Noun

For Room, Miami FC’s goalkeeper, the event provided a chance to give back after the sacrifices required to reach the professional level.

— Tyler M. Carmona July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
The assumption that intensifying economic pain alone, without other efforts or sacrifices on Europe’s part, would eventually enable some vague political re-calibration in Moscow has, so far, not been borne out by events.

— Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of sacrifices

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