harming

present participle of harm
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of harming Walsh was found upstairs in a bathtub full of bloody water, actively harming herself with a knife, prosecutors said. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 YouTube, along with Meta, was found liable in a separate trial in March for intentionally addicting a young woman and harming her mental health following a trial in Los Angeles. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 Once seen as a relatively benign form of development that contributed to local coffers without harming the broader community, today data centers face united opposition. — Ivy Main, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026 According to the Cleveland Clinic, sepsis is a reaction to an infection that involves the immune system harming healthy tissues and organs. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Skip pruning woody plants in fall to avoid harming them; wait until late winter or spring. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026 Using unclean tools can introduce pathogens or diseases to your mint plants, potentially harming them and affecting future harvests. — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 14 Sep. 2026 Any sign that a child is thinking about harming themselves needs immediate professional attention. — Ash Jurberg, Parents, 13 Sep. 2026 In the wake of the mass murders, the country looked as if for the first time at shoring up every vulnerability to stop radical jihadists from harming us again. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harming
Verb
  • David Hearn, the former Olympics canoeist accused of damaging Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before prosecutors dropped the case, cannot be recharged, a judge has ruled.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, on the charging case, iFixit struggled to access its components without damaging the external plastic.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • North Korean mines have occasionally been carried into South Korea by swollen rivers, killing or injuring civilians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Hall, 25, is considered week-to-week after injuring his groin in Sunday’s 31-24 loss to the Lions, sources confirmed.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Higher rates may slow loan growth for banks, hurting their bottom lines.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Windows had been boarded up to avoid glass shards hurting anyone in case of an explosion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The latter track takes overt inspiration from Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antoinette, as Jepsen beckons her love to engage in life’s vices with her, like marring bedsheets with fruit stains and dashing nude through the garden.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • There has been no evidence of widespread fraud marring American elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Three gunmen opened fire at a house party in KwaMakhutha township near Durban, killing 11 people, including a pregnant woman, and wounding three others.
    — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The confrontation began Friday after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque, and gunmen stormed the facility, killing 21 people and wounding 103 others.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Construction leaders will choose technology partners that make their work more efficient without compromising the rigor that protects their projects and businesses.
    — Francesco Iorio, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Yet, scientists have created a titanium structure that floats without compromising the metal’s strength.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Deterioration is exacerbated if water reaches the steel rebar, corroding from inside the concrete mass and thereby weakening the integrity of the wall.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Those states’ experiences show that weakening graduation requirements reduces accountability for schools.
    — Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Harming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harming. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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