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verb

past tense of damage
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of damaged
Adjective
Rypkema said the region could look to San Antonio’s Under 1 Roof program, which provides low- to moderate-income homeowners with one-time grants of up to $19,000 to fix worn or damaged roofs. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 There are some health concerns related to PTFE coatings when misused, damaged or excessively heated. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The true meaning of Haws Cinema becomes clear when the film ends and the children return to their tents, shelters, and damaged homes. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 Officials were concerned about old and damaged bridges and culverts on the Rio Ruidoso. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 During sleep, neurons go quiet, ROS are cleared, and damaged mitochondria are repaired or recycled. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Still, research like this hints at where oral health could be headed, moving away from simply protecting or replacing damaged tissue and toward materials designed to help rebuild tooth enamel instead. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Terrain may obstruct radio signals, while damaged infrastructure can limit cellular access. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 No deaths or missing persons had been reported, although authorities warned that the full extent of the destruction remained uncertain, particularly in communities cut off by damaged roads, collapsed bridges and landslides. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
Handsink nearest kitchen entrance from seating area damaged and peeling off of wall. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026 Much of Jewish Iraqi American conceptual artist Michael Rakowitz’s work focuses on re-creating or giving new life to religious materials that were stolen, damaged or destroyed amid war and persecution. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Police said 17 stores were damaged and five of those were looted. — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 Brain tissue that is deprived of oxygen can be permanently damaged, resulting in long-term disability or death. — Diane Webber, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026 Photographs released by the sheriff’s office showed one helicopter overturned and another severely damaged. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the earthquake also left more than 45,000 homes damaged, 9,000 destroyed, and 140 buildings collapsed. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Oct. 2026 Shopkeepers boarded up windows while others opened temporarily and endured a nervous Saturday afternoon, after around 3,000 shops were damaged or looted last weekend. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged
Adjective
  • Rescuers reached the injured climber the following morning, but bad weather prevented an aerial extraction.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • There was no immediate information on the condition of the injured worker.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When some youngsters in Rome tried to set a dumpster on fire, others quickly extinguished the blaze, keen to avoid the type of violence that has marred similar protests in France.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Yet because the brain disease can be diagnosed only after death, conclusions from previous studies were marred by selection bias — a systematic error that occurs when those chosen for analysis do not properly represent the target population.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The group said many of those killed and wounded were women and children.
    — YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Elk Grove police officers and Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies were investigating Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Grove High School after two people were wounded in a stabbing.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Many in Serbia believe that the concrete canopy crashed because of flawed renovation work caused by corruption and negligence that prevailed in major state infrastructure projects championed by Vucic's government.
    — MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Jackson County used flawed property value assessments, inadequately notified taxpayers, conducted substandard inspections and had poor oversight, according to a scathing report from Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Avoid relying on text-message verification if your phone number may be compromised.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers first compromised the language model used by the robot’s task planner.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The growing cost of the war and its economic ripple effects on energy prices could hurt Republicans in next week's midterm elections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Caminero appeared to hurt his left foot but stayed in the game.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Their vastly different theatrical releases make those grosses an imperfect referendum on audience tastes, but the disparity illustrates how differently the industry markets stories about desire.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Bold, imperfect beauty looks and paired with personalized scents that are set to shape beauty next year.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Mendel argued that Zelenskyy's promise to bring peace at the time stands in stark contrast to the devastating war that has crippled the country and defined much of his presidency.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • He is crippled by doubt, convinced that others are gaining on him.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Damaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaged. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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