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as in damaging
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 injuring
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 harming
For more than a decade, YouTube has faced its fair share of scourges, including accusations of radicalizing users or harming their mental well-being.
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Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Robinson’s attorneys have repeatedly raised concerns about news coverage of the high-profile case potentially harming their client’s right to a fair trial.
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Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Feelings of shame or unworthiness can carry into your 20s, 30s and beyond, harming your mental health along with your ability to form and maintain romantic relationships.
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Christina Balderrama-Durbin,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.
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Nathan Ellgren,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
New coating method could protect ultra-thin transistor materials Achieving clean removal of the top sulfur layer without harming the layers underneath remains a major manufacturing challenge due to the narrow process window.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Sprays should be used sparingly around compost areas to avoid harming beneficial microbes and worms.
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Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
21 June 2026
Last summer, City Hall under Mayor Adams worked on a plan to implement real age verification to prevent minors from harming themselves and others.
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Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
If Satrapi was worried about harming Iranians, her work was, and remains, a blessing to Iranians and lovers of Iran.
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Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Robinson’s attorneys have repeatedly raised concerns about news coverage of the high-profile case potentially harming their client’s right to a fair trial.
—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Feelings of shame or unworthiness can carry into your 20s, 30s and beyond, harming your mental health along with your ability to form and maintain romantic relationships.
—
Christina Balderrama-Durbin,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.
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Nathan Ellgren,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
New coating method could protect ultra-thin transistor materials Achieving clean removal of the top sulfur layer without harming the layers underneath remains a major manufacturing challenge due to the narrow process window.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Sprays should be used sparingly around compost areas to avoid harming beneficial microbes and worms.
—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
21 June 2026
Last summer, City Hall under Mayor Adams worked on a plan to implement real age verification to prevent minors from harming themselves and others.
—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
If Satrapi was worried about harming Iranians, her work was, and remains, a blessing to Iranians and lovers of Iran.
—
Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harming
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The detection comes as communities across the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continue to grapple with the invasive species, which can rapidly reproduce and attach themselves to hard surfaces, clogging water intake pipes and damaging infrastructure while disrupting native ecosystems.
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Amid explosive fire conditions in southern Utah, the Cottonwood fire has ballooned to more than 144 square miles, damaging a ski resort, forcing evacuations and grounding firefighting aircraft in dangerous winds.
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Some employees also owe their employers a deeper fiduciary duty, which one court has described as the duty to protect the employer’s interests and to avoid injuring the employer or depriving the employer of the employee’s skills.
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In May, a frightened horse rammed into another carriage, causing the vehicle to flip over, injuring the driver.
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The triple whammy of the COVID-19 closures, inflation and technological disruption has left everyone hurting.
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Helpful or Hurtful Look at each item individually and determine whether each one is hurting or helping your overall organizational and decluttering goals.
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Lined with live oaks and old-fashioned, busy storefronts, this artsy town on the Gulf of Mexico has no commercial development marring its shoreline.
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In Strasbourg, groups of Palace supporters clashed among themselves in a square in the city centre, marring the occasion.
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The one-two punch wreaked massive destruction throughout the region, killing at least 235 and wounding more than 4,300.
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Manila, Philippines — Two students armed with hand guns opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said.
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Since becoming mayor, though, Mamdani has piped down publicly on his calls for the freeze in order to avoid the appearance of compromising the board’s independence.
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Devaluing democracy in the name of security and compromising rights or freedoms to ensure order and control are bad options.
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Negotiating with Iran at the table, in his view, risks strengthening Iran’s role in Lebanon and weakening Lebanon’s own government.
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Several countermeasures aimed at overturning or weakening the billionaire tax have also made the November ballot.
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“Harming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harming. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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