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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
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Tehran province, with more than 50 damaged sites, topped the list in terms of losses, Seyyed Ahmad Alavi said in a message on Telegram.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Floodwaters washed out homes, damaged roads, submerged vehicles and threatened a major dam in northern Oahu over the weekend.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The footage showed tubes with ruptures and other damaged structures that used to be inside the pressure vessel, which originally was enclosed.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Crews have carried out emergency lashing operations at the Port of Long Beach to secure damaged containers, using straps, chains and turnbuckles to prevent further shifting, Nieves said.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
And damaged facilities, maybe months.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Researchers say robotic servicing systems could help extend satellite lifetimes, repair damaged components, or remove debris from orbit.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders have to welcome back a still-terrific player who didn’t want to be there, believed he was headed elsewhere and could now be considered damaged goods by other NFL teams.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The driver in front of him whose truck was damaged by Woods’ driving also walked away.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Three people were also killed in a strike that damaged a mosque in the northern city of Zanjan.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Iranian state media says shrapnel from weekend strikes damaged power equipment in Tehran and nearby Karaj city, leading to hours-long blackouts in both places.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
No injuries were reported, and no property was damaged by the odd events on Odell Avenue in White Plains, about a 45-minute drive north of midtown Manhattan.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The storm lifted the roof of a boathouse and damaged a dock, garage, and fence.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical response, were damaged, according to the London Fire Brigade.
—Krutika Pathi, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
The home of late Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami was heavily damaged in an overnight airstrike on Tehran, according to an independent film journalist on the ground in Iran’s capital.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Keep damaged plants moist and apply fertilizer as growth resumes.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Tehran province, with more than 50 damaged sites, topped the list in terms of losses, Seyyed Ahmad Alavi said in a message on Telegram.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Floodwaters washed out homes, damaged roads, submerged vehicles and threatened a major dam in northern Oahu over the weekend.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The footage showed tubes with ruptures and other damaged structures that used to be inside the pressure vessel, which originally was enclosed.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Crews have carried out emergency lashing operations at the Port of Long Beach to secure damaged containers, using straps, chains and turnbuckles to prevent further shifting, Nieves said.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
And damaged facilities, maybe months.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Researchers say robotic servicing systems could help extend satellite lifetimes, repair damaged components, or remove debris from orbit.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders have to welcome back a still-terrific player who didn’t want to be there, believed he was headed elsewhere and could now be considered damaged goods by other NFL teams.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
The helicopter landed in an area where there were no cars close enough to be damaged or to pose a risk, Davalos said.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The driver in front of him whose truck was damaged by Woods’ driving also walked away.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Three people were also killed in a strike that damaged a mosque in the northern city of Zanjan.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Iranian state media says shrapnel from weekend strikes damaged power equipment in Tehran and nearby Karaj city, leading to hours-long blackouts in both places.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
No injuries were reported, and no property was damaged by the odd events on Odell Avenue in White Plains, about a 45-minute drive north of midtown Manhattan.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The storm lifted the roof of a boathouse and damaged a dock, garage, and fence.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical response, were damaged, according to the London Fire Brigade.
—Krutika Pathi, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
The home of late Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami was heavily damaged in an overnight airstrike on Tehran, according to an independent film journalist on the ground in Iran’s capital.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged
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Specialized rescue teams worked for nearly three hours to maneuver the injured man down the mountainside using a rescue basket.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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At least three injured people were hospitalized in Ternate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their reunion tour — which was somehow not marred by any type of familial controversy — sold out stadiums around the world and overexcelled in every conceivable way, setting the template for what the future of band reunions could look like and solidifying their legacy.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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The country remains marred by fighting in its east.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The crisis ended hours later with three hostages and three hostage takers dead and an additional 14 people wounded.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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In October, a Border Patrol agent shot and wounded Marimar Martinez in Chicago, and in January, a Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis just weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Renée Good in the same city.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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But the arc — first raising expectations for a big reveal, then declaring there was nothing to see, and ultimately a forced, flawed document dump — was a stubbornly problematic storyline that ran through her time as attorney general.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Now a national policy that risks worsening care and eroding patient dignity is being justified by a single, flawed data point.—
Diego Schaps,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
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Recurring internet blackouts have also compromised communications, and caused even more confusion for families, who have been racing to confirm the fates of those who have disappeared.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Naturally, over time, the materials inside our mattress will compress under the weight, shift or wear down, all of which can ultimately lead to poor spinal alignment and compromised sleep positioning.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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It was later changed due to players getting hurt.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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However, having players of those caliber on the court, both of whom have either been to the NBA Finals or won it, certainly shouldn't hurt.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The latest move shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise, Meta was already eyeing the existing market of billions of people with imperfect eyesight.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2026
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An imperfect relationship One paradoxical aspect of the Danish-Greenlandic relationship is the constitutional arrangement that prevents Greenland from competing in international soccer is also what anchors it politically.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The prisoner releases come as Cuba experiences at least a partial reprieve from the energy crisis that has crippled the island.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Iranian missile attacks this month crippled a key industrial center in Qatar, which produces about one-third of the world’s helium.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Damaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaged. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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