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
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
The attack inflicted real damage on Russia’s refining capacity.
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David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The finding, drawn from a study linking survey data on borrower beliefs to credit bureau records, puts a precise number on the financial damage inflicted by years of government policy whiplash on student debt.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
That would be a huge win for polluters, worth $60-$200 million, and they would not be held accountable for the damage already inflicted on us.
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Chris Hartmann,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
To the degradation inflicted by time and nature's tentacles were added NATO bombings.
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Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
As a co-chair of Oakland Unified School District’s original Black Thriving Task Force, Manigo had helped build an unprecedented framework aimed at repairing the harms Black parents and community leaders say the district has inflicted on generations of Black students.
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Uc Berkeley,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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
The attack inflicted real damage on Russia’s refining capacity.
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David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The finding, drawn from a study linking survey data on borrower beliefs to credit bureau records, puts a precise number on the financial damage inflicted by years of government policy whiplash on student debt.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
That would be a huge win for polluters, worth $60-$200 million, and they would not be held accountable for the damage already inflicted on us.
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Chris Hartmann,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
To the degradation inflicted by time and nature's tentacles were added NATO bombings.
—
Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
As a co-chair of Oakland Unified School District’s original Black Thriving Task Force, Manigo had helped build an unprecedented framework aimed at repairing the harms Black parents and community leaders say the district has inflicted on generations of Black students.
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Uc Berkeley,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflicted
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The agreement imposed limits on Iran's nuclear program to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
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Sanctions relief for Iran would follow a timetable that Washington and Tehran would need to agree upon and extend to the removal of punitive measures imposed on the country by the UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors.
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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 dry conditions have also created high fire danger in parts of the state.
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Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.
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In 1976, the Bicentennial followed the traumas of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that had forced President Richard Nixon's resignation.
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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 27 Jun. 2026.
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