as in imposed
to cause someone to accept or experience something unwanted
The criminal inflicted a lifetime of distress on his unsuspecting victims.
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Recent Examples of inflicted
The degree of severity in punishment for violators varies based on the type of force used and the amount of property damage inflicted.
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Matthew Kelly
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
The war has inflicted staggering losses on Russia's young men.
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Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
However, experts caution the situation isn’t so simple, and while Ukraine has inflicted tangible damage, Russian resilience and logistical limitations mean the campaign has yet to pass into decisive territory.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2026
Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses.
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Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Tumuli across the Sardis landscape have been damaged by farming and natural erosion, while increasingly sophisticated looters have inflicted further destruction.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
Specifically, what is happening between Israelis and Palestinians is a real tragedy — two peoples, both real, both with real claims, both having inflicted harm and suffered it.
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Joyce Kamanitz,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
In Lebanon, many Shiites have been marking Muharram after the devastation inflicted during the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
American housing prices began to slide, then accelerated into a dizzying plunge that inflicted huge losses for banks, pension funds and other investors that had bet heavily on real estate.
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Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Matthew Kelly
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
The war has inflicted staggering losses on Russia's young men.
—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
However, experts caution the situation isn’t so simple, and while Ukraine has inflicted tangible damage, Russian resilience and logistical limitations mean the campaign has yet to pass into decisive territory.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2026
Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses.
—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Tumuli across the Sardis landscape have been damaged by farming and natural erosion, while increasingly sophisticated looters have inflicted further destruction.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
Specifically, what is happening between Israelis and Palestinians is a real tragedy — two peoples, both real, both with real claims, both having inflicted harm and suffered it.
—
Joyce Kamanitz,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
In Lebanon, many Shiites have been marking Muharram after the devastation inflicted during the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
American housing prices began to slide, then accelerated into a dizzying plunge that inflicted huge losses for banks, pension funds and other investors that had bet heavily on real estate.
—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflicted
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Authorities in France's capital have imposed restrictions on the sale and public consumption of alcohol, hoping to ease the burden on hospitals of people being brought in with dehydration as Paris bakes in a record-breaking heat wave.
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More than a dozen countries have imposed digital services taxes.
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Colombia was lively from the off, but Portugal eventually settled into the game and created its own chances.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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The attack forced hundreds of migrants to seek shelter in churches and mosques, according to state broadcaster SABC.
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But the Department of Homeland Security let go a third of CISA employees in 2025 through buyouts, early retirements, forced reassignments and sweeping layoffs.
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Many have carried the Indian flag and brought copies of the constitution to the demonstration.
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Reyna lifted the ball into the penalty area for Pulisic, who brought it down and won a corner kick.
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“Inflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflicted. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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