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Recent Examples of collateral damage
That the lives of children are not acceptable collateral damage in an ideological campaign.
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CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The death of civilians and especially of children, who are victims, the collateral damage of a war which nobody has been able to terminate yet.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Batista is only the latest piece of collateral damage.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The death of civilians and especially of children, who are victims, the collateral damage of a war which nobody has been able to terminate yet.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The death of civilians and especially of children, who are victims, the collateral damage of a war which nobody has been able to terminate yet.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Batista is only the latest piece of collateral damage.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The death of civilians and especially of children, who are victims, the collateral damage of a war which nobody has been able to terminate yet.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for collateral damage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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Donell Harvin, a homeland security and public health emergency expert at Georgetown University, told CNN on Sunday that the attacker may have conducted pre-operational surveillance and come up with a plan that maximizes fatalities and damage.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most stowaways result in fatalities, with the Federal Aviation Administration estimating more than 76% end in deaths.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Of course the road to desegregation was treacherous — and, yes, those (white) mothers put up massive, traumatic resistance to the equal education of Black students — but, ultimately, those sacrifices were worth it.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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His sacrifice for others was deemed worthy of recognition.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management said in a statement that 77 victims were taken to hospitals for treatment.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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To Dan Gilleon, who represented many of Fischer’s victims in civil court, those cases are evidence of how much higher the true public costs of litigation against the county are.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Having said the previous day that 17 had died, the fire department adjusted that to 14, saying some casualties had been counted twice.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Pterosaurs were prehistoric predators that dominated the skies with pointed snouts that could catch prey on the move or from the water, according to National Geographic.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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These attacks often result from mistaken identity, as swimmers may be misidentified as prey, especially when wearing jewelry or making sudden movements.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Premier League clubs are overwhelmingly loss-making even with those huge broadcast revenues.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The high-tech formula is powered by a proprietary peptide-and-vitamin-C complex designed to help prevent hair loss.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday, he was lionized as a Christian martyr and patriot committed to free expression and challenging liberal orthodoxy.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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The conservative political activist who was murdered earlier this month was repeatedly described as a martyr whose movement would live on.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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