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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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Recent Examples of harmed
Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 May 2026
No animals or people were harmed.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In Los Angeles County, a jury found Meta and Google liable for negligently designing addictive features that harmed the mental health of a young user.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Further, the report said the operation harmed Chicago’s civic life, businesses and public trust in law enforcement.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The approximate expected maximum payout to individuals — or their survivors — who can show they were harmed by Purdue opioids that were prescribed to them.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Exposure to smoke from open fires harmed lungs.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Throughout, the Cascios consistently and repeatedly asserted that Michael never harmed any of them or anyone else.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
My office will continue to work alongside law enforcement partners like the Antioch Police Department to hold armed offenders accountable and pursue justice on behalf of all those harmed.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 May 2026
No animals or people were harmed.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In Los Angeles County, a jury found Meta and Google liable for negligently designing addictive features that harmed the mental health of a young user.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Further, the report said the operation harmed Chicago’s civic life, businesses and public trust in law enforcement.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The approximate expected maximum payout to individuals — or their survivors — who can show they were harmed by Purdue opioids that were prescribed to them.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Exposure to smoke from open fires harmed lungs.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Throughout, the Cascios consistently and repeatedly asserted that Michael never harmed any of them or anyone else.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmed
Adjective
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Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting.—
Eddie Pells,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the war has damaged that argument.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oil infrastructure in the Middle East has been damaged or disrupted in the Iran war.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Semrade fled the station immediately after the attack, leaving Ozsoy critically injured on the platform.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The boy suffered several injuries, including a concussion, skull fracture, broken wrist and fractured femur, prosecutors said.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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From the scandal of his early figurative work in the 1960s, through the upside-down paintings that became his signature, to the wooden figures shown at the 1980 Venice Biennale that appeared to salute like broken monuments, his practice was defined by disruption.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
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According to the country’s National News Agency, Israeli strikes killed five people and wounded three in the town of Toura, just south of the Litani River.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Two victims were fatally wounded Thursday night while driving in the Garfield Park neighborhood on the city’s West Side, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The entire proceedings have been marred by tragedy since the exhibition’s artistic director, Koyo Kouoh, died suddenly of liver cancer in early 2025, leaving her staff to complete the last year of work.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
5 May 2026
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The Australian Jewish Association welcomed the report’s release but said it was marred by failing to address the form of antisemitic extremism said to have motivated the Bondi Beach shooters.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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According to legal records obtained by Channel 7 News, Reyes has a history of impaired driving.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The department said the checkpoint focused on impaired drivers and also targeted unlicensed drivers.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2026
Verb
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Cybersecurity experts say anyone who may have been compromised should change their password for Canvas and their bank accounts.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Although some personal information associated with user accounts may have been involved, the company said there was no evidence that passwords, social security numbers, financial information or other highly sensitive data had been compromised.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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“Harmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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