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verb

past tense of damage
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Recent Examples of damaged
Adjective
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 More than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began, and little has been rebuilt as most residents remain displaced in tents, rubble or damaged buildings. — Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Crews need to move damaged equipment away from danger while getting valuable vehicles back into service. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 The Bonding Shampoo gently cleanses hair and scalp, while the Hair Bonding Treatment delivers a more intensive dose of the brand’s Peptide-132 complex to help strengthen damaged strands and minimize breakage and split ends. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026 The conflict has curbed oil supply flowing through the Middle East, thereby raising prices, and damaged refining infrastructure in the region that turns oil into products like diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Repair any damaged screening on windows, doors, porches, and patios. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 The drones set off fires and damaged buildings in Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine overnight, authorities said. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Finally, don’t use disinfecting wipes on raw wood or furniture with an uneven or damaged finish. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
Two lids of the cold-holding unit are not attached and are damaged. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 In Hunters, Georgia, multiple homes may have been damaged by a tornado reported by a 911 call center, the center said. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 Fort Worth firefighters battled for almost 18 hours after six electric SUVs were destroyed and two others damaged in a fire at a Cadillac dealership on Friday. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026 The flash flood also damaged or destroyed four bridges, swept away about three dozen houses and damaged the construction site of a hydropower plant. — Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Coastal flooding has been a significant concern with this storm, particularly in areas that were already been damaged by high waves and unusually high tides in recent months. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Nearly 33,000 people have been affected and about 7,500 homes were damaged or destroyed. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Strikes on Kyiv’s bridges continue Russian attacks damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge over the Dnieper River again on Sunday. — Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 Other issues are scratched, damaged, or overly polished watches sold as mint, sellers who disappear after receiving payment, and shill bidding at online auctions. — Joe D'allegro, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged
Adjective
  • Like Dillane’s Willoughby, wily and louche, who quite literally sweeps Marianne off her injured foot and into a giggly, schoolyard kind of chaotic sudden romance.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The injured officer was taken to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
    — Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The tight finish came after a first half with see-saw action — mainly by Stewart — but was marred by whistles and questionable foul calls.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The second-year forward is trying to take advantage of his first true NBA preseason after knee injuries marred his rookie season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Five people were killed and 36 wounded in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital that lasted from Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, Kyiv police said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The two exchanged gunfire, and she was shot in the thigh and knee and wounded in her index finger.
    — Meagan Harris, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The Dolphins are a flawed team as constructed, and nobody’s showing up to save the day.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Most agree that the AP Top 25 Poll has become fatally flawed, thanks to a combination of human voter bias, time zone issues, mistakes and the sheer number of games, which makes following each one in detail virtually impossible.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The bureau is operating as if every FBI employee’s personal information was compromised, the sources said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Take action to protect your accounts and data if any are compromised in a breach.
    — Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Every option needed to be the safest option possible or else he would get hurt.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Shares of Johnson & Johnson slid Tuesday after the pharma giant reported another solid but imperfect quarter.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Attribution remains imperfect because an AI recommendation can influence a buyer without producing a trackable click, so these measures shouldn’t be presented as a clean, closed-loop ROI model.
    — Lora Kratchounova, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Block that passage, the thinking went, and China’s economy would be crippled.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Wildflower opened in 2024, when the industry was crippled by shrinking studio budgets and reeling from the aftermath of twin labor strikes.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Damaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaged. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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