1
as in damaged
to cause bodily damage to
though she wasn't harmed by the flying glass, she slipped and fell on a piece and cut her hand
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as in injured
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting
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as in hurt
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Recent Examples of harmed
Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
West Springs, the inspectors found, had missed key red flags related to Keele’s son’s grave disability, which could have left him seriously harmed.
—ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
Here, a potentially guilty person doesn’t walk free; an innocent person is harmed.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
The inquest heard that the unit where Ruth had been was regularly understaffed, adding that on the day the teenager harmed herself, 50 percent of the workers were agency staff, Sky News reported, noting that Ruth was also not prevented from accessing harmful content online.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
When fewer people use drugs, fewer will be harmed by them.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Bar stressed that Netanyahu's decision several weeks ago to remove him from the Israeli negotiations team on the Gaza hostage deal harmed the efforts to release the hostages.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
What if Gemma was at fault for the accident and seriously harmed or killed another person?
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
The other children were not harmed.
—arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
West Springs, the inspectors found, had missed key red flags related to Keele’s son’s grave disability, which could have left him seriously harmed.
—ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
Here, a potentially guilty person doesn’t walk free; an innocent person is harmed.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
The inquest heard that the unit where Ruth had been was regularly understaffed, adding that on the day the teenager harmed herself, 50 percent of the workers were agency staff, Sky News reported, noting that Ruth was also not prevented from accessing harmful content online.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
When fewer people use drugs, fewer will be harmed by them.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Bar stressed that Netanyahu's decision several weeks ago to remove him from the Israeli negotiations team on the Gaza hostage deal harmed the efforts to release the hostages.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
What if Gemma was at fault for the accident and seriously harmed or killed another person?
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
The other children were not harmed.
—arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmed
Verb
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Several businesses were damaged, roads were left with deep cracks, and an old Roman Catholic church in nearby Daanbantayan town was also damaged, Cañete said.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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But, after that, most military analysts believe that the Indian military performed quite well and that Pakistani military installations were severely damaged.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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When Odegaard came off injured in the first half against Leeds and then Nottingham Forest, Arteta opted to replace him with Ethan Nwaneri, who impressed in both games.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rose would cry, somehow even more hurt than me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Against unrelenting machine gunfire, Wilson and his unit captured a strategically important hill, then pushed forward, even though he had been wounded multiple times, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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One advantage wounded Israeli soldiers have benefited from is the proximity to the battlefield — evacuated from Gaza by helicopter within about an hour to the operating table of a top-notch hospital in Israel.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The show was marred only by an audio mix that dimmed Coleman’s evocative voice amid a wash of instruments — at least from this reviewer’s spot in the Fox — but the Red Clay Strays’ impact shone through nevertheless.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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So long as Gabriel can avoid critical mistakes and turnovers that marred Joe Flacco's four-game stint as Cleveland's starter, the rookie should have a chance to keep the Browns in this contest and guide them to a second win over NFC North competition.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Since Buzzard's Roost opened in 2023, the staff has experienced unexplained broken glasses, books falling off the shelf and many elevator and electronic glitches.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Wednesday night attack at the apartment in the 2800 block of Corabel Lane began as an argument between the husband and wife over a broken personal computer tablet, officials said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stella is one of multiple Wisconsin communities whose drinking water has been compromised with PFAS contamination.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In Golden’s incessant reliance on mostly postmodernist strategies of production, the complex reality of the subject is not only diluted, but also compromised.—
Simon Njami,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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More information from the EEOC on disability discrimination against individuals who are blind or visually impaired is online here.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Key Takeaways Alcohol and Benadryl both depress the central nervous system (CNS), and combining them can dramatically worsen side effects like drowsiness, slowed breathing, confusion, and impaired coordination.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Verywell Health,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Harmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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