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damaging

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verb

present participle of damage
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Recent Examples of damaging
Adjective
The weather service said supercell thunderstorms are expected with the potential for damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly. Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2025 This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025 The primary risks for the Midwest will be damaging winds, hail, flash flooding and the possibility of tornadoes. Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for damaging
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaging
Adjective
  • One of the most common and harmful examples is the Social Security Administration phishing scam, which targets unsuspecting individuals with alarming and deceptive messages.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
  • Avoid charring or cooking over high flames, which can create harmful compounds (like HCAs and PAHs).
    Lauryn Higgins, Time, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Authorities accused an Arlington Heights man of hitting and injuring a Chicago Police officer while driving under the influence Sunday on the West side, according to a news release.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • They two men are also charged with injuring another person, according to Patch.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This is especially detrimental because personal health doesn’t send urgent alerts the way business metrics do.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Along with cannabis, alcohol consumption and smoking can be detrimental to fertility.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • After landing, the most dangerous times, statistically speaking, are takeoff, approach, and initial climb.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
  • And the Santa Barbara temblor revealed just how dangerous brick buildings built in that era could be.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • For example, Netflix uses it to deliver seamless streaming to millions, scaling efficiently without compromising speed.
    Jyothish R, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Richard Mille changed the game to push watches as far into the future as possible by not compromising on production techniques and material usage.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The other four are: Columbus, New Mexico, on July 14 Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on July 21 Del Rio, Texas, on August 18 Laredo, Texas, on September 15 Each reopening will be evaluated for adverse effects before proceeding to the next phase.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • Then, notify the FDA MedWatch adverse event program.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • However, some have raised concerns about the mass layoffs being unethical, increasing unemployment, and harming the function of key government agencies.
    Maydeen Merino, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Staff reductions of this magnitude risk prolonging processing delays and increasing wait times for taxpayer support—disproportionately harming working families who rely on prompt refunds and accessible services.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Overall, the recent western drought was at its worst in late 2021, when nearly 94% of the West was in drought, before easing in 2023-24.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • That is not inherently bad and tactical flexibility, particularly during a major tournament, is usually a boon.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 June 2025

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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaging. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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