damaged 1 of 2

past tense of damage
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damaged

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged
Verb
  • The passengers went to a hospital, but nobody was seriously injured.
    Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • He’s currently injured, but when in the lineup, the 6-foot-4, 203-pound forward is the type of player the Blues love — straight lines, finishes checks, sells out every shift and a nose for the net.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This means knowing that AI has a purpose and a set of rules, and that it can be biased or flawed.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Clear the Air in Havering, a local campaign organization, took it to court, arguing its decision relied on flawed air pollution data and overlooked the spikes seen on fire days.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Lennon's notoriously troubled upbringing was marred by paternal abandonment, frequent moves, and the sudden death of those closest to him, including his estranged mother Julia.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Neither featured again, their abrupt omission clearly hurting two players who had done so much to get Wrexham up and running again after being brought together following Palmer’s arrival in January 2022 from Wimbledon in a club record £300,000 deal.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
  • While Gonzalez has yet to practice since hurting his left leg two weeks ago, the injury does not appear to be overly serious.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • An imperfect world Genie 3 is not a perfect world builder yet.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Day-to-night dressing is trending, and imperfect beauty is back.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In a few cases, Social Security numbers were also compromised.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 between 119th Street/Exit 220 and I-435/Exit 222.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Over the years, Fox has sustained multiple broken bones, including both arms, his shoulder, his orbital bone and cheek and his hand, which resulted in a serious infection.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Damaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaged. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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