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as in harm
something that causes loss or pain
the collision did a great deal of damage to her car
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as in fine
damages plural
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
ordered by the court to pay $1000 in damages
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as in compensation
damages plural
payment to another for a loss or injury
the company was forced to pay millions in damages to the permanently disabled worker
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as in cost
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
he winced when he saw the damage after the family's shopping spree
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as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply
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as in to wound
to cause bodily damage to
his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months
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Recent Examples of damage
Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Border officials and airlines often interpret passport damage differently, which makes any unofficial mark a travel risk.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
The museum was damaged by Allied bombing in the mid-1940s.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In the past, communities in New Mexico faced with pipelines worried about land value losses, increasing insurance rates, and damage to their land, according to Teresa Seamster, the chair of the Sierra Club’s Northern New Mexico group.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Border officials and airlines often interpret passport damage differently, which makes any unofficial mark a travel risk.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
In a little less than four years, Russia has damaged or destroyed some 3,500 schools in an apparent campaign to demoralize the population and pave the way for its Russification.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
The museum was damaged by Allied bombing in the mid-1940s.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damage
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Over the summer the FDA convened a panel on the safety of certain antidepressants in pregnancy that tried to cast doubt on this research, ignoring the real harms of not treating depression or anxiety for pregnant people themselves and for their fetuses.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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The park also noted that visitors may unknowingly cause harm to the ecosystem of the area by removing natural items as rocks are often home to small plants, fungi, insects, and other unique species that only exist in that environment.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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In New Jersey, creating or sharing deceptive AI media can lead to prison time and fines.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The fine was related to how users consented to data collection.—
Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Russ Anderson also failed to challenge the bank’s incentive compensation program, failed to institute effective controls and repeatedly downplayed sales practices misconduct, Hsu previously said.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Thomas worked with that job title for the school district in 2022 and 2023, according to compensation records provided by the state to Transparent California.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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That's how people buy aviation—safety and cost.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Earlier, the agency said a man in his 70s was killed by a falling tree in the southern coastal town of Marigot, while five people were injured in the Artibonite region.—
Josh Cradduck,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unless another boy was injured, a boy with a father who resembled me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Silas McCay, 21, Levi Sanders, 18, and a 20-year-old female were also wounded, authorities said.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Williams shot two, police say, wounding one and killing Comeaux.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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Tyson Kozak left the game with a lower-body injury after just three shifts.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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Several years ago, Hamilton County, which avidly pursued death penalty cases for decades, had a larger death row population per capita than the home counties of Los Angeles or Miami.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Officials flagged Raiders left tackle Stone Forsythe for an unnecessary roughness penalty on the play.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damage. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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