1
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
Jurors later recommended an additional $3 million in punitive damages after deciding the companies acted with malice, oppression or fraud in harming children with their platforms.
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Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Last week, aldermen voted 30-18 to freeze the ordinance’s implementation, citing rampant concerns from many restaurant owners that the hikes were significantly harming their businesses.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
New Mexico is proud to be the first state to hold Meta accountable in court for misleading parents, enabling child exploitation, and harming kids.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
While there are many benefits to a candidate having an active online presence, such as greater outreach or higher fundraising, the risks of polarizing voters and harming the campaign’s reputation are even greater.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
The idea of harming them, the evidence will show, is ludicrous.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The complaint accuses DraftKings of acutely harming the NCAA given the association’s efforts to combat sports betting.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Mar. 2026
The House will vote on legislation that would allow the deportation of immigrants convicted of harming a police dog or other animals used in law enforcement.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Xi’s unwillingness or inability to intervene in events so far from home seems to be harming China’s reputation as a geopolitical counterweight to the United States.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Last week, aldermen voted 30-18 to freeze the ordinance’s implementation, citing rampant concerns from many restaurant owners that the hikes were significantly harming their businesses.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
New Mexico is proud to be the first state to hold Meta accountable in court for misleading parents, enabling child exploitation, and harming kids.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
While there are many benefits to a candidate having an active online presence, such as greater outreach or higher fundraising, the risks of polarizing voters and harming the campaign’s reputation are even greater.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
The idea of harming them, the evidence will show, is ludicrous.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The complaint accuses DraftKings of acutely harming the NCAA given the association’s efforts to combat sports betting.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Mar. 2026
The House will vote on legislation that would allow the deportation of immigrants convicted of harming a police dog or other animals used in law enforcement.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Xi’s unwillingness or inability to intervene in events so far from home seems to be harming China’s reputation as a geopolitical counterweight to the United States.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harming
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Police say the semi truck driver went through a median wall, severely damaging it.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Photos on local media and social networks showed fallen trees in Zagreb, pulled out by their roots, some blocking streets or damaging parked cars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, killing the pilot and copilot and injuring several others, officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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The impact severed the cockpit, killing the pilot and co-pilot, both based in Canada, and injuring dozens of others.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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On top of that, US tariffs and growing competition in Asia are some of the other factors hurting its revenues.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Mar. 2026
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Another issue worrying farmers in major food-producing countries like Brazil and India is that the war is also hurting the export market.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
20 Mar. 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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Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate, along with Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart and Jalen Duren, were ejected for fighting, marring what was an intriguing game between the top team in the Eastern Conference and the one featuring the NBA’s longest current win streak.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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An Iranian missile attack on Saturday hit the southern Israeli desert town of Dimona, badly wounding a child, according to Israel's ambulance service, and injuring dozens of others.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Israeli leaders visited Arad, one of two southern communities near a secretive nuclear research site struck by Iranian missiles late Saturday, wounding scores of people.—
Alon Bernstein,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Yet, Scolnick said if there were any questions about compromising safety, a supervisor would ask a controller to stay later for overtime.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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There’s evidently a limit to how far an actor will go in compromising their ability to portray a more youthful person.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
25 Mar. 2026
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The aims have ranged from weakening Iran's nuclear program, missile program and support for armed proxies to enabling the Iranian people to overthrow the theocracy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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But that same logic was applied to other things like weakening labor protections, with factories shutting down and the country beginning to see the demise of labor unions.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Harming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harming. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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