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Recent Examples of collateral damage
The proclamation this week could also cause troubling collateral damage, critics predict.
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Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025
Trump likes to target climate policies in blue states, particularly California, but that push will result in collateral damage to more politically friendly areas.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
But this will take time and there will certainly be collateral damage.
—Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Should Telsa be collateral damage, China will dominate the global EV market.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025
Trump likes to target climate policies in blue states, particularly California, but that push will result in collateral damage to more politically friendly areas.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
But this will take time and there will certainly be collateral damage.
—Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Should Telsa be collateral damage, China will dominate the global EV market.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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Helsinki had zero road crash fatalities in the past twelve months.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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No fatalities were reported due to the Lee Fire, and no structures had been damaged as of Sunday afternoon.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
11 Aug. 2025
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See photos from the scene and a procession of officers honoring their life, service and sacrifice.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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War in Russian is all about sacrifice for the motherland, the individual dying and achieving glory for the greater good.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The remains of about 1,100 victims are unidentified, the OCME said.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Speaking on social media, Huynh explained her reasoning for penning a letter advocating for Combs’ release, despite being identified by prosecutors as one of the disgraced mogul’s victims.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ukrainian casualties are unknown but likely very much lighter.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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During the 1945 battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, which were the closest American ground forces had gotten to the Japanese home islands, American casualties were far higher than those sustained in other battles against Japan.—
Paul L. Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The team believes that these parasites can directly infect the otters themselves instead of their prey.—
Laura Baisas Aug 14,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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They are known for being ambush predators who lie in wait until their prey comes along, usually feasting on small mammals or birds.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The company is waiting for final results from a similar study of weight loss in people with diabetes; early results released in April indicate that the drug helped people with diabetes lower their blood sugar.—
Alice Park,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lawyers with the state said the habitat loss was a small part of the more than 3.1 million acres over which panthers range in Florida.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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All my cousins and my only sister have become martyrs.—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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In an Acquire the Fire event — large concerts put on by Teen Mania — after the shooting, Luce, 64, referred to Scott as a martyr.—
Grace Jordan-Weinstein,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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