damaged 1 of 2

past tense of damage
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damaged

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adjective

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
  • His main opponent in the primary was a deeply flawed yet mainstream candidate.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • This character of Michelle was so juicy (laughs) and so flawed.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 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
  • In response to fraying ties with Washington, Brasília has sought closer relations with Beijing, a move that could hurt Lula’s popularity further: 75% of Brazilians distrust China, a recent poll showed.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 8 July 2025
  • What’s going to hurt us probably is the property tax situation.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Quite often, imperfect games like Lost Planet 2 age more gracefully than polished crowd-pleasers.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 June 2025
  • Nobody admits that all this activity serves as cover for avoiding the work that scares us: making real decisions, shipping imperfect products, having difficult conversations.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 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
  • Gustafsson was discovered lying nearby with a broken jaw, fractured cheekbones and a concussion.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • As the girls sang, waves crashed where water shouldn't flow, tumbling through broken roads and structures turned inside-out.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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“Damaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaged. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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