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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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
Sarah Sinclair, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
You might not have been affected by this round of layoffs, but the harms of extreme wealth concentration are coming for all of us.
—Alex Lee, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
But scholars have only recently unpacked the specific harms of interactive tablet use among young children.
—Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026
The lease expiration has prompted some in the community to urge the city to find ways to acknowledge past harms and the barriers still present to Black communities today.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
But some women ended up needing additional surgeries and even mastectomies to remove the breast to resolve the harms caused by BioZorb.
—Annika Inampudi, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The community would play a particularly key role in the third element of the curriculum — reconciliation — which involves looking at historical harms of policing and how to build back trust.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
But along with the company’s meteoric rise has come mounting legal woes over purported harms caused by its technology.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026
No amount of drinking provides any health benefits that outweigh the harms, according to the study.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 June 2026
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
Boy Throb is some sort of plant directly harms their mission to prove their legitimacy to the government, Sobania said.
—Max Bacall , Tessa Hoyos , Nikos Degruccio, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
The attorney general also operates as the state's first line of defense against the federal government when a decision harms California and its interests.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 2 June 2026
The question is whether combining them will substantially decrease competition in the marketplace in a manner that harms consumers and workers.
—Bill Lockyer, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Diesel exhaust triggers asthma attacks, harms lung development and worsens conditions such as bronchitis and allergies.
—Sandra Martinez, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026
Overusing milk can create problems—excess residue can lead to sour, rotting organic matter that harms your plants and the soil.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
Noun
Tightly regulated systems, like Uruguay's, or decriminalization avoid these harms.
—Sarah Sinclair, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
You might not have been affected by this round of layoffs, but the harms of extreme wealth concentration are coming for all of us.
—Alex Lee, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
But scholars have only recently unpacked the specific harms of interactive tablet use among young children.
—Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026
The lease expiration has prompted some in the community to urge the city to find ways to acknowledge past harms and the barriers still present to Black communities today.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
But some women ended up needing additional surgeries and even mastectomies to remove the breast to resolve the harms caused by BioZorb.
—Annika Inampudi, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The community would play a particularly key role in the third element of the curriculum — reconciliation — which involves looking at historical harms of policing and how to build back trust.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
But along with the company’s meteoric rise has come mounting legal woes over purported harms caused by its technology.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026
No amount of drinking provides any health benefits that outweigh the harms, according to the study.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Verb
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
Boy Throb is some sort of plant directly harms their mission to prove their legitimacy to the government, Sobania said.
—Max Bacall , Tessa Hoyos , Nikos Degruccio, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
The attorney general also operates as the state's first line of defense against the federal government when a decision harms California and its interests.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 2 June 2026
The question is whether combining them will substantially decrease competition in the marketplace in a manner that harms consumers and workers.
—Bill Lockyer, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Diesel exhaust triggers asthma attacks, harms lung development and worsens conditions such as bronchitis and allergies.
—Sandra Martinez, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026
Overusing milk can create problems—excess residue can lead to sour, rotting organic matter that harms your plants and the soil.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harms
Noun
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The 10 Wisconsin electors, Chesebro and Troupis all settled a lawsuit that was brought against them by Democrats seeking damages.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The 52-year-old was diagnosed in 2018 with pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive disease that damages and scars lung tissue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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This storyline later appeared in the second season of Girls, as Dunham’s character Hannah is overwhelmed with the anxiety of writing a novel and similarly injures herself.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With the Sox contending for a postseason spot, every day is now important, and the losing hurts more.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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Keeping it becomes the thing that hurts us all.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Noun
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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.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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The boy later died from his injuries at the hospital.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Verb
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Chops, gouges, wounds it like the shadow grooves on the sidewalks—the sun is setting earlier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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However, an earnestness mars most of the proceedings.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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When foreign investors pull money out of the country, demand for the rupiah drops, and the currency weakens.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Every interaction either builds confidence or weakens it.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Verb
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In the final version of the film, Furiosa captures Dementus, cripples him, brings him back to the Citadel.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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The author takes an overnight Amtrak journey instead of a flight to Washington as the government shutdown cripples Atlanta’s airport.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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