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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
Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
Tesla Dealership The Kansas City resident, who attends college in Boston, was charged with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and one count of malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce, per a DOJ press release.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
Our roads are damaged, while the City seems to rapidly invest W of 35 and in the Northern suburbs.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Causes of vision loss and blindness include: Diabetic retinopathy: This condition, caused by diabetes, can lead to permanent damage of the retina, which is the area in the back of your eye that translates light into signals that your brain can understand.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
Tesla Dealership The Kansas City resident, who attends college in Boston, was charged with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and one count of malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce, per a DOJ press release.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
Another is that it could have been brought aboard for repairs after getting damaged at the Battle of Coral Sea, officials told the Herald.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
Our roads are damaged, while the City seems to rapidly invest W of 35 and in the Northern suburbs.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damage
Noun
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Regulators need to document legitimate harm that is caused by these products, and that process can take years.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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The harms behind additional screening could include subsequent testing, such as biopsies, and exposure to more radiation if follow-up X-rays are ordered.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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That arrangement ended the appeal process, rescinded the suspension, and maintained a $5,000 fine, which was part of Chisholm’s initial discipline.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The report also noted that Lemonis has held out against the lawsuits and continues to fly the huge flags, which continue to incur fines.—
Luke Gentile,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2025
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In these instances, many survivors never see their abusers held accountable and never receive proper compensation because many attorneys view these cases as infeasible, thereby denying survivors access to the civil justice system.—
Samantha Dos Santos,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2025
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Employee compensation as a share of national income had been 61.8% during that 2010-to-2019 period.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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If the project were to move forward, the letter says, Jennifer would not be displaced and would be provided with temporary housing, with moving costs reimbursed.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The spill killed 11 people and injured 17 others as 210 million gallons of crude oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico (recently renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America) for a total of 87 days.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Memorial at Florida State University after a fatal shooting killed two people and injured several others.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Three people were wounded in a brazen knife attack Monday evening at the Linden Houses in Brooklyn, police said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Three young teens were wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting on the South Side in the Chatham neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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In response to questions from Jackson, Nuttall agreed that injuries to O'Keefe's face could have been caused by a punch to the face.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Investigations revealed assailants had used a sticky bomb to ignite the fire, causing 4 pilgrim deaths and over 20 injuries.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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According to Texas law, these charges can carry a penalty of up to $10,000 in fines and jail time of up to two years.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Two of his goals came from the penalty spot, while the other two both saw Surridge run onto a long ball beyond Chicago’s backline.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damage. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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