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as in marred
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 wounded
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 damaged
Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Todorovich is focusing on enterprise-wide business models but is not placing buys or negotiating return to vendors involving returning defective, damaged or unsold merchandise back to the supplier or manufacturer.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
In the event of a power outage, LG&E will first work to restore service to critical services — including hospital, police stations, fire departments and airports — before focusing on customers and repairing damaged equipment.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
With the deal tabled, the cooperative is addressing issues such as damaged ceilings, peeling paint, and malfunctioning heaters before relisting the property.
—Hamza Adel Fahmy, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Other initiatives include recycling of oils, composting organic waste, making compotes from damaged fruits, eschewing plastic and individual packaging, and use of eco-friendly cleaning products.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Chargers generate heat, and with older or damaged ones, that can create a fire risk.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
Removing dead or damaged branches prevents them from falling and causing injury or damage to nearby property.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
Frozen parts or damaged components require immediate service.
—Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Two years after opening, a fire heavily damaged the restaurant.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
In a separate incident in the Bizzariya area, several Palestinian vehicles were set on fire and property was damaged.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The protest was declared an unlawful assembly, police said, after protesters damaged property.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The plan calls for students to use the approximately 70% of structures that were damaged by smoke but not flames.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2011, an Airbnb host's apartment was ransacked, damaged and burglarized by guests, causing other hosts, guests and the general public to question the platform's trustworthiness three years into its existence, Chesky said.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
The fibers may be damaged, and there are contamination risks.
—Chris Baskind, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
The pantyhose should keep the fabric from getting sucked up and damaged during the process.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Tesla’s response—that of aggressive discounting—has protected volume but damaged margins and resale values.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Todorovich is focusing on enterprise-wide business models but is not placing buys or negotiating return to vendors involving returning defective, damaged or unsold merchandise back to the supplier or manufacturer.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
In the event of a power outage, LG&E will first work to restore service to critical services — including hospital, police stations, fire departments and airports — before focusing on customers and repairing damaged equipment.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
With the deal tabled, the cooperative is addressing issues such as damaged ceilings, peeling paint, and malfunctioning heaters before relisting the property.
—Hamza Adel Fahmy, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Other initiatives include recycling of oils, composting organic waste, making compotes from damaged fruits, eschewing plastic and individual packaging, and use of eco-friendly cleaning products.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Chargers generate heat, and with older or damaged ones, that can create a fire risk.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
Removing dead or damaged branches prevents them from falling and causing injury or damage to nearby property.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
Frozen parts or damaged components require immediate service.
—Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
You could get hurt, and the appliance could be damaged beyond repair.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Two years after opening, a fire heavily damaged the restaurant.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
In a separate incident in the Bizzariya area, several Palestinian vehicles were set on fire and property was damaged.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The protest was declared an unlawful assembly, police said, after protesters damaged property.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The plan calls for students to use the approximately 70% of structures that were damaged by smoke but not flames.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2011, an Airbnb host's apartment was ransacked, damaged and burglarized by guests, causing other hosts, guests and the general public to question the platform's trustworthiness three years into its existence, Chesky said.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
The fibers may be damaged, and there are contamination risks.
—Chris Baskind, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
The pantyhose should keep the fabric from getting sucked up and damaged during the process.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged
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If both are back or replaced by players with similar salaries, the Warriors are likely pushing near the second apron in the final season that Stephen Curry and an injured Jimmy Butler are under contract.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics took the injured man to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The annual loss for California marked the first yearly decline for the state since March 2021, according to the EDD, a period marred by severe job losses that arose from an array of business shutdowns and economic dislocations as a result of the pandemic.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Geothermal energy solutions have been around for a while, though, and have been marred by location specificity, high water usage, and high initial costs.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Senegal -- The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on an air force base in Niger's capital that wounded four soldiers and damaged an aircraft.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Roughly 20,000 sick and wounded Palestinians need treatment outside Gaza, according to the territory’s health ministry.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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For many viewers, the plot lines feel human, flawed and real.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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While much has been made about the Heat potentially being positioned to make a better offer to the Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo if Milwaukee were to wait for the offseason for such a move, that reasoning is somewhat flawed.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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That was a crime scene, And that crime scene was compromised.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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This walk on Hollywood’s very dark side highlights one of Harper’s great gifts making readers care about even the most compromised among us.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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My father had said to me, My heart hurt more than my body—the flesh can take blows, the heart suffers them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Three other people were also hurt in that crash.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In those early scenes of Home Alone, O’Hara is not just an avatar for a forgetful, imperfect mother.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Perfect solutions delivered too late will always lose to imperfect solutions available now.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In 2021, a record-shattering outbreak of cold in Texas crippled the state’s electric grid, a meltdown blamed in large part on failures in its gas infrastructure.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Widespread power outages, dilapidated equipment, and a lack of spare parts from absent foreign firms crippled operations.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Damaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaged. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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