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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
In the past year, GUDEA, a behavioral intelligence startup that tracks viral, reputation-harming claims on the internet, flagged two separate bot smear campaigns against Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan.
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
The new Iranian regime in place could be even more radicalized and hellbent on harming the United States, Israel and their allies.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
That bargaining can be about building a long-term relationship and finding ways to meet each other’s needs without harming our own constituencies.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Use selective herbicides to kill weeds without harming your grass.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 May 2026
Kardashian later denied harming the garment in a November 2025 Vanity Fair lie detector video.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Second, chronic absenteeism is harming learning.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The high level of training for Marines shows that command considered the optics of military personnel harming or even killing civilians, Kavanagh said.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Grubs are pesky beetle larvae that live in soil and feed on plant roots, harming your flowers and vegetables.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
The new Iranian regime in place could be even more radicalized and hellbent on harming the United States, Israel and their allies.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
That bargaining can be about building a long-term relationship and finding ways to meet each other’s needs without harming our own constituencies.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Use selective herbicides to kill weeds without harming your grass.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 May 2026
Kardashian later denied harming the garment in a November 2025 Vanity Fair lie detector video.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Second, chronic absenteeism is harming learning.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The high level of training for Marines shows that command considered the optics of military personnel harming or even killing civilians, Kavanagh said.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Grubs are pesky beetle larvae that live in soil and feed on plant roots, harming your flowers and vegetables.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harming
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Here's how to clean a touchscreen without damaging it.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Be sure your mower has a chute blocker and point the chute towards your own property, not the neighbor’s, to avoid making a mess or damaging their cars.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2026
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The impact ignited an engine fire, injuring a dozen passengers.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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An 18-year-old woman accused of driving into a home and killing a North Texas mom and her 7-year-old son, and injuring a second child, has been arrested for a second time in connection with the crime.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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So, this clip hurting Republicans in the midterms?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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So, closed primaries, coupled with gerrymandering, your previous question, are really, really hurting our country.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Ancient lava fields can be seen as dark lunar maria marring the silvery lunar surface, which themselves are threaded with bright streaks of reflective debris strewn across the surface by violent asteroid strikes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The demoralizing graffiti marring the main entrance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 360 Lenox Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine launched one of its largest drone barrages of the war, killing at least three people near Moscow and another in Belgorod and wounding a dozen more, officials said.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The incident took place last June when officers fired at a vehicle, wounding suspect Eric Chase in the knee.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Hethington didn’t want to cannibalize his menu with the dish, instead compromising with a jerk lamb shank, and a whole Chinese Trini chicken, an homage to the popular takeout food in Trinidad.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Discussions on the formation of a board of trade, a mechanism to boost commerce in non-sensitive areas without compromising either side’s national security, will also move forward in an effort to solidify relations.—
Lee Williamson,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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That separation is now weakening.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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In addition to these external influences, Dini emphasized that long-term domestic instability has left Somalia’s coastline vulnerable, weakening local institutions and lowering the risks for pirate networks.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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“Harming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harming. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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