as in damages
something that causes loss or pain
you were lucky to survive the fire without harm no harm in trying
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1
as in injures
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 hurts
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 harms
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
As the tech becomes more accessible, questions have emerged about its potential harms, consent and who stands to benefit.
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Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
Go-Sam outlines Australia’s attempt to create a home for Indigenous cultural materials and a National Resting Place for unprovenanced and low-provenanced ancestral remains, foregrounding the complexity of relying on architecture to reconcile past harms.
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Kelly Presutti,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
Although the petition against the fireworks was not started by the nonprofit, the group shares concerns about the event and sent a letter to officials last month outlining the harms caused by the fireworks.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Snap earlier this year settled a landmark case brought by a 20-year-old woman, which resulted in Meta and YouTube being held liable for her harms, as well as a case brought by a school district.
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Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The long-term impact of artificial intelligence, including its harms, are yet to be determined.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
As wildfires grow in size and intensity, researchers have been racing to understand the harms of smoke.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
So far, however, data centers’ benefits are overshadowed by more visible harms.
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Rachel Mural,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The elite college admissions process has become a trial that harms our children.
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Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Excess moisture can cause diseases like damping off, a fungus that harms young seedlings.
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Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
Although the company said the facility has achieved environmental excellence, local activists still say Gary Works harms the environment and public health.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
This is especially problematic when people do so in a way that disrespects, stereotypes or materially harms the original culture.
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Jeremy David Engels,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Research has shown repeatedly that separating children from their parents harms their health and development.
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Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Antitrust enforcement remains an important tool to address circumstances where market concentration harms consumers and commerce.
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Alexander Ciccone,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection that harms the immune system, tissues and organs.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
Noun
And there’s no guarantee that Illinois would grant the license, threatening irreparable harms, including income and reputation loss, Kalshi argued.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
As the tech becomes more accessible, questions have emerged about its potential harms, consent and who stands to benefit.
—
Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
Go-Sam outlines Australia’s attempt to create a home for Indigenous cultural materials and a National Resting Place for unprovenanced and low-provenanced ancestral remains, foregrounding the complexity of relying on architecture to reconcile past harms.
—
Kelly Presutti,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
Although the petition against the fireworks was not started by the nonprofit, the group shares concerns about the event and sent a letter to officials last month outlining the harms caused by the fireworks.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Snap earlier this year settled a landmark case brought by a 20-year-old woman, which resulted in Meta and YouTube being held liable for her harms, as well as a case brought by a school district.
—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The long-term impact of artificial intelligence, including its harms, are yet to be determined.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
As wildfires grow in size and intensity, researchers have been racing to understand the harms of smoke.
—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
So far, however, data centers’ benefits are overshadowed by more visible harms.
—
Rachel Mural,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Verb
Uthmeier does deserve credit on other consumer issues, notably involving hospital pricing, artificial intelligence safety and investigating CVS Health over whether its pharmacy benefit manager affiliate harms consumers by improperly favoring CVS drug stores.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The elite college admissions process has become a trial that harms our children.
—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Excess moisture can cause diseases like damping off, a fungus that harms young seedlings.
—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
Although the company said the facility has achieved environmental excellence, local activists still say Gary Works harms the environment and public health.
—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
This is especially problematic when people do so in a way that disrespects, stereotypes or materially harms the original culture.
—
Jeremy David Engels,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Research has shown repeatedly that separating children from their parents harms their health and development.
—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Antitrust enforcement remains an important tool to address circumstances where market concentration harms consumers and commerce.
—
Alexander Ciccone,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection that harms the immune system, tissues and organs.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harms
Noun
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In 2022, a jury awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages, while Heard won one of her counterclaims and was awarded $2 million.
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Most kinds of lawsuit damages are taxable, including employment cases, property loss or damage, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, credit reporting and consumer cases, and many others.
Verb
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Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
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Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone?
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Losing in Game 7 already hurts enough, but losing in extra innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers is a real twist of the knife.
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Neighbors are worried the next crash could be the one that busts through their wall or hurts someone who lives in one of the nearby homes.
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Puncture wounds are a classic example, but lacerations, fractures that break the skin, burns, crush injuries and even relatively minor cuts can also pose a risk if they are contaminated with dirt or debris.
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The boy later died from his injuries at the hospital.
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Chops, gouges, wounds it like the shadow grooves on the sidewalks—the sun is setting earlier.
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Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free.
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Jacob Whitehead Homophobic chant mars Mexico’s win Before the World Cup, the Mexican football federation launched a campaign that featured the heroes of the country’s 1986 World Cup side.
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No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.
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When foreign investors pull money out of the country, demand for the rupiah drops, and the currency weakens.
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Every interaction either builds confidence or weakens it.
Verb
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Federal illegality further cripples operations with banking and tax burdens.
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In the final version of the film, Furiosa captures Dementus, cripples him, brings him back to the Citadel.
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