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damaged

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verb

past tense of damage
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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
  • No matter how sophisticated the technology is, if the input is flawed, the insight will be too.
    Eric Mosley, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • But that same process is highly flawed and produces some troubled players.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Apr. 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
  • The standoff threatens to dramatically disrupt trade between the world's two largest economies and hurt both economies.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • Eventually this chokes air from the soil and restricts water movement, hurting the overall health of your lawn.
    Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Because humans are imperfect, and that's what makes art, and that's what makes the human experience.
    Elizabeth Stanton , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • But the upside is, while imperfect, these studies do offer real-world data from a substantial number of people that lends credence to diet as a potential endo-fighting factor.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Apr. 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
  • Conservatives quickly lambasted Bondi for broken promises.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
  • In addition to his hands, Smith has an extensive injury history, including a broken fibula, a torn meniscus, a fractured wrist and a high-ankle sprain.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
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“Damaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaged. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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