damages 1 of 2

plural of damage
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as in penalty
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment ordered by the court to pay $1000 in damages

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damages

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verb

present tense third-person singular of damage
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damages
Noun
  • There’s no legitimate reason businesses need to be shelling out money for lawyers and civil penalties over such things.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
  • Finally, our cities should impose stiff civil penalties on bars and valet services who let drunks drive.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations legislation.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • This pilot was the first of its kind funded through voluntary reparations, in which oppressors' descendants choose to actively redistribute their wealth and power to the oppressed.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • By contrast, TikTok, which is still owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance, received a lesser fine of $600 million that same year.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2025
  • If convicted, Akhtar would face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • In 2023, Jordan’s first full year as CEO, his total compensation was $9.3 million.
    Dan Reed, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • So far this fiscal year, the department has distributed over $120 billion in compensation and pension benefits to veterans and their families.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The judge also entered a forfeiture judgment of just over $3 million, court records show.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Additionally, financial loss affects restitution or forfeiture amounts that defendants must pay after serving their sentences.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • People with Alzheimer’s can experience abnormal glutamate activity that harms nerve cells, but memantine helps stunt that impact, potentially slowing symptoms that make day-to-day life more challenging.
    Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Warming caused by fossil fuel emissions harms the natural world and people, especially the poor and future generations.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • An easy monetary policy typically weakens a country’s currency, making exports cheaper and potentially supports growth in the face of tariffs.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Doing so weakens your home's heating system and is a fire hazard.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
    Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Neuroscience research has shown that stress impairs the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for logical decision-making.
    Margie Warrell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damages. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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