1
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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2
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
Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Chargers generate heat, and with older or damaged ones, that can create a fire risk.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The province accounts for over two thirds of the country’s food grain production, Bloomberg reported, and Pakistan is already struggling economically after months of heavy rain that killed more than 850 people, displaced 2 million, and damaged infrastructure.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Two huskies, Rosie and Tonka, found shade beneath damaged trailers and charred vehicles one recent day.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
The Reichstag building itself was considered too damaged to continue as the government’s home, and the parliamentary chamber was relocated to the nearby Kroll Opera House for the next twelve years.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
Know how to avoid injury from debris, contaminated water, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and damaged buildings and infrastructure.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Any worn or damaged components will be replaced with original IWC parts from the corporate archive.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
The decision by Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge Timothy Mazzei is an important win for prosecutors and a blow for the defense team that challenged the validity of this type of technology that specializes in extracting nuclear DNA from damaged or hard-to-get samples, such as rootless hair.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre will return to its home base, the Warwick Theatre, next week for its first production there since a fire badly damaged the historic venue 19 months ago.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
An ongoing satellite analysis by two academic researchers that started shortly after the war began shows how quickly and widespread the destruction of buildings has been in Gaza, particularly in the north, where more than 74% of the buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
But the 22nd was canceled after the Cygnus was damaged during transport to the launch site.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Where refineries were damaged, they were soon repaired, so while the attacks were costing Russia money, their effects were not felt widely.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
His decision to cross-up catcher Cesar Salazar after giving up a grand slam drew a lot of negative attention and surely damaged his reputation in some eyes.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
For those with a neurologic condition such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes, a spinal cord injury or stroke, the nerves that control bladder emptying can be damaged.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Russia has lost thousands of main battle tanks—some destroyed, others damaged.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Ultimate Detangler Extra Gentle takes it one step further, creating a paddle brush that’s delicate enough for thinning and damaged strands.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Chargers generate heat, and with older or damaged ones, that can create a fire risk.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The province accounts for over two thirds of the country’s food grain production, Bloomberg reported, and Pakistan is already struggling economically after months of heavy rain that killed more than 850 people, displaced 2 million, and damaged infrastructure.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Two huskies, Rosie and Tonka, found shade beneath damaged trailers and charred vehicles one recent day.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
The Reichstag building itself was considered too damaged to continue as the government’s home, and the parliamentary chamber was relocated to the nearby Kroll Opera House for the next twelve years.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
Know how to avoid injury from debris, contaminated water, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and damaged buildings and infrastructure.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Any worn or damaged components will be replaced with original IWC parts from the corporate archive.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
The decision by Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge Timothy Mazzei is an important win for prosecutors and a blow for the defense team that challenged the validity of this type of technology that specializes in extracting nuclear DNA from damaged or hard-to-get samples, such as rootless hair.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Reportedly, 3 lakh acres of farmlands have been damaged and according to the Punjab state government half a million people across 23 districts have been affected by floods.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre will return to its home base, the Warwick Theatre, next week for its first production there since a fire badly damaged the historic venue 19 months ago.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
An ongoing satellite analysis by two academic researchers that started shortly after the war began shows how quickly and widespread the destruction of buildings has been in Gaza, particularly in the north, where more than 74% of the buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
But the 22nd was canceled after the Cygnus was damaged during transport to the launch site.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Where refineries were damaged, they were soon repaired, so while the attacks were costing Russia money, their effects were not felt widely.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
His decision to cross-up catcher Cesar Salazar after giving up a grand slam drew a lot of negative attention and surely damaged his reputation in some eyes.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
For those with a neurologic condition such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes, a spinal cord injury or stroke, the nerves that control bladder emptying can be damaged.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Russia has lost thousands of main battle tanks—some destroyed, others damaged.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged
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The next day, Encarnacion hit a 442-foot homer in his second at-bat of the game, then injured his hamstring in his third at-bat as Encarnacion tried running out an infield single.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The police said 26 officers were injured, including four seriously.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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What To Know Harry spoke out during an interview with The Guardian that was predominantly about his visit to Kyiv to promote the work his Invictus Games Foundation is doing to help soldiers wounded in the war.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Six people were killed in the attack and 13 wounded.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Without curiosity about how AI reaches its results, employees may blindly accept answers that are flawed.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Troublingly, Cal Fire’s flawed models systematically underestimate logging emissions and overestimate regrowth, conveniently ignoring how climate change hamstrings regrowth and fuels wildfires that release yet more emissions.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The disruptions come amid a WNBA season in which multiple games were marred by the objects making appearances on the court.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Each death was devastating to relatives and friends left behind, and the first decades of the twentieth century were marred by individual grief on a global scale.—
Alice Vernon
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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But some of his campaign’s reactions to Fetterman’s stroke in May 2022 hurt his chances even more.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lopes is a very tough fighter, but his inability to stay technical will hurt him against the powerful Silva.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To build this fall door wreath, wire bundles of ornamental grass and purple fountain grass seed heads to a wreath form, keeping the shape loose and imperfect.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even an imperfect north star is better than drifting rudderless.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Define the steps employees must take if a device is lost or compromised.—
Mike Rosen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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If compromised, malicious radios inside them could be used for simultaneous outages or covert data collection, the FHWA warned.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The first season concludes with patriarch Horace Bellaire marrying Kimmie from his hospital bed, leaving her his inheritance and shocking his spoiled heirs.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kayla Blanton is a freelance lifestyle writer, editor, and reviewer of seven years and a proud cat mom to three very spoiled rescues.—
Kayla Blanton,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Damaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaged. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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